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TILTON, N.H. (AP) — Firefighters in Tilton, New Hampshire, say a man has suffered serious burns while cutting up some propane tanks to recycle them.
They tell WMUR-TV (http://bit.ly/1rtDe03) some residual gas inside one of the tanks ignited and caught fire.
The man suffered serious, life-threatening burns to his upper body and was flown to a hospital.
His condition and name were not immediately known Tuesday morning.
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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com
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