
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 2, 1990                   TAG: 9005020225
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
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GASOLINE BLAST BURNS ROCKBRIDGE MAN

A Rockbridge County man suffered second-degree burns Tuesday when spilled gasoline exploded in his garage.

Authorities said Rodney Thomas was trying to dilute the gasoline with water when a sump pump turned on, causing a spark.

Thomas, 39, of the Hoppers Creek community of Natural Bridge Station, was flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital by the Life-Guard 10 helicopter.

He was transferred to the burn center at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was in stable condition Tuesday evening.

by CNB