Posted at 10:09 p.m., Thursday, May 24, 2007
Navy man extinguished human fireball
By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer
The man suffered burns over 100 percent of his body.He was taken to Straub Clinic & Hospital.
According to the father of sailor Romulo M. Ancho Jr., his son suffered a cut hand when he broke a glass casing to get an extinguisher to put out the fire.
The cut required eight stitches, the senior Ancho said from California.
His son is aboard the USS Boxer which is heading back to San Diego.
