Hand sanitizer and a lit cigarettes don’t mix well. Especially inside a car. A driver suffered non-life-threatening first and second degree burns on his hands and inner-thighs after his car burst into flames caused by the bad combination Thursday in Montgomery County, Maryland. The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. at Federal Plaza shopping center in Rockville, Maryland.
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said the embers from the man’s cigarette lit a handful of hand-sanitizer. The car quickly caught on fire in the middle of the parking lot. The male driver was able to escape as flames engulfed the vehicle, turning it to a metal skeleton.
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Paramedics transported the man to a hospital when he is expected to recover. A map of the area is below. [google_map latitude=”39.0580″ longitude=”-77.1368″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”Federal Plaza” dynamic_map=”false”]
