Harsh lessons in Germany; don't spit gasoline while you smoke, and don't throw yourself out a window with a Christmas tree
Never, never spit gasoline while smoking
Mon Jan 14, 10:17 PM ET
A German man in the northeastern town of Gross Godems was being treated for serious burns Monday after accidentally setting his apartment ablaze when he mixed up a bottle of gasoline with alcohol, police said.
The 56-year-old apparently grabbed the wrong bottle and took a swig from the gasoline flask, then spat it out when he realized his mistake.
The gas hit a lit cigarette, sparking the fire, police said.
The man's name was not released.
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German man throws Christmas tree and self out window
Mon Jan 14, 6:59 AM ET
A German man threw himself out of a third storey window along with a Christmas tree during a late-night attempt to dispose of his festive decorations.
The man fell 7 metres (22 feet) from his flat after he lost his balance throwing the tree onto the street on Saturday, police in the western city of Moenchengladbach said. The tree did not break the victim's fall.
"There's a TV advert showing people having fun throwing their old Christmas trees out the window," said police spokesman Willy Thevessen on Monday. "But you're not supposed to jump with them."
The man was taken to hospital in critical condition with severe head injuries after eyewitnesses saw him fall.
(Reporting by Erik Kirschbaum; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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A recycling advisor throws a Christmas tree into a skip at the Lount Recycling and Household Waste Site in Leicestershire, January 5, 2007. A German man threw himself out of a third storey window along with a Christmas tree during a late-night attempt to dispose of his festive decorations. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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