Boy Dies When Gas Can Explodes Near Barbecue
<i> Associated Press</i>
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A 6-year-old boy preparing to roast marshmallows on a barbecue grill died from burns suffered when a gasoline can sitting too near the flames exploded.
Adam Hoffman died at a hospital Sunday, a day after the accident. An 11-year-old girl who was in the back yard with him, Lacey J. Holm, was in fair condition.
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