A 16-year-old boy in Roselle, Illinois, was hospitalized after soaking his shorts in gasoline and setting them on fire. He and two friends were taking turns lighting one another's shorts, then dropping to the ground and rolling around until the shorts were out. The game was so much fun that they did it several times, and the boy's shorts got permeated with so much gasoline it was impossible to put them out. "To the best of our understanding," said Elgin police officer Mike Sullivan, "it was some kind of challenge." The boy suffered second degree burns from the waist down, and learned a great life lesson--about polyester.
January 28, 2003 5:29 AM
