Man seriously burned in propane explosion in Kennewick
A Kennewick man was severely burned after he was caught in an explosion while “huffing” propane.
Police said the 24-year-old man was using the gas to get high in a bathroom on the 1800 block of West Seventh Place on Wednesday evening when the propane ignited.
The fire damaged the house and left him with burns on 76 percent of his body.
He’s now in the burn unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
More information about his condition and what happened were not immediately available Friday.
This story was originally published February 1, 2019 at 10:51 AM.