Fire at Gas Station by Addison Jordan

Summary: A man in Clarkesville, Georgia is facing criminal charges for accidentally setting his wife on fire by flicking his lighter near his pickup truck's gas tank while refueling at a gas station. Austin Dawkins, age 37, will be charged with reckless conduct, according to a statement from the state fire safety commissioner, Ralph Hudgens.

            30-year-old Jessica Dawkins, Austin’s wife, suffered from second and third degree burns on her legs, arms, back, and head at a Clarkesville gas station on October 16. 

            The gas station surveillance video released by the fire safety commissioner shows the couple standing outside the truck near the gas nozzle when Austin Dawkins appeared to ignite his cigarette lighter and then lower his hand to the nozzle.  Next the video shows flames shooting up from the nozzle and burning Jessica Dawkins while Austin Dawkins rushes to remove the nozzle as quickly as he could.  Unfortunately it was too late.

            Austin Dawkins could be fined $1000 and he could be sentenced to a year in prison.

Analysis: Sometimes people just do stupid things. How do you accidently set your wife on fire?  Everyone knows that you cannot have fire around gas, so why would he dare pull out a cigarette lighter at a gas station? That just seems very strange to me.  He could have waited just a few minutes to pull away from the gas station, instead of putting everyone around in danger.  I wonder if there marriage will survive?

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/justice/cigarette-lighter-gas-station-fire/index.html?hpt=us_c2