DOWAGIAC, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 46-year-old man accidentally set himself on fire while trying to exterminate bees in an underground hive in southwestern Michigan.
The Cass County sheriff’s department says a neighbor was able to put out the fire by the time authorities arrived Wednesday at the injured man’s home in the Dowagiac area.
The man was airlifted to a hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment. Details about his condition weren’t immediately released.
The accident is under investigation.
Family tells me 60% of his body is covered in burns & he is currently sedated. Doctors tell them it will be a long road ahead @ABC57News
— Hayley Fixler (@HayleyABC57) August 10, 2017
