TIFU I set myself on fire accidentally and had to be care flighted to the hospital for emergency surgery

I was doing yard work and had a huge burn pile after it. I usually use diesel as an accelerant for my brush piles but I was out of diesel and figured if I was careful it would be fine to just use regular gasoline.

I poured about 1/4 gallon on there and grabbed a little dab torch.

Here’s where things went awry. I got a small bit set on fire and turned around to move away. That’s when the boom happened. I was basically engulfed in flame. My legs got the worst of it. But my entire right side is burned all the way to my head.

I stopped, dropped, and rolled. Skin was falling off my calf muscles as I stood up.

Ambulance took me to the helipad and took me to medical city Plano burn unit. I have these special things stapled into my legs now and we are about to do 6 skin grafts

TLDR: I set myself on fire and my legs are fucked now

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