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A 43-year-old man Gary Allen Banning in North Carolina died Tuesday after drinking gasoline and lighting a cigarette, Yahoo reported.

According to police, Banning accidentally drank from a salsa jar containing gasoline at a friend's apartment, spitting it out and getting it on his clothes. He later lit the cigarette that ignited his clothes.

"It was just a freak incident," said W.K. Preslar, an investigator with the Havelock Police Department.

Preslar said Banning's friend was a mechanic and used gasoline to remove grease from his hands. The carpet where Banning was standing was "charred," Preslar added.

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男子錯喝汽油導致自焚

???????據雅虎新聞網報道，周二，一名來自美國北卡羅來納州的43歲男子加里·艾倫·班寧被活活燒死，原因是他喝了汽油并點燃了香煙。

???????據警方稱，班寧當時在朋友家中，他偶然錯飲了裝在調味汁罐子里的汽油，隨即吐了出來，灑到了衣服上。隨后，他點了一支煙，不料卻引燃了自己的衣服。

???????“這真是一樁很詭異的意外事件”，調查此案的哈夫洛克警局的警察稱。

???????班寧的朋友普瑞斯拉是一名技師，他經常用汽油來去掉手上的油漆。普瑞斯拉表示，班寧站的那塊地毯也被燒焦了。

(China.org.cn March 2, 2012)