TheTimesTribune.com, Corbin, KY

December 18, 2009

Laurel teen sustains third-degree burns


Times-Tribune Staff Report

An unnamed Laurel County teenager is being treated at the University of Kentucky Medical Center for third-degree burns of his legs.

The incident happened about 1.7 miles south of London on KY 229.

Officials say he was apparently burned while working on his all-terrain vehicle.

They said gasoline was apparently ignited in the process.

The incident happened Wednesday at about 7:30 p.m.

He was flown by helicopter from a landing site near the Camp Ground school.

No further information was released.