By Samantha Hayes
A 25-year-old business man was badly injured at the weekend when a fireball exploded as he was pouring petrol on a backyard bonfire.
He suffered burns to 40 percent of his body and his friend caught the whole ordeal on camera.
Warning: The video attached to this story contains distressing images
The backyard burn off was supposed to save Liam Swanson and his mates trip to the rubbish dump.
In the video a friend can be heard saying "this is not really smart, aye".
It wasn't smart and dousing the pile of wood with a full fuel can would prove life threatening.
Swanson was holding the petrol can less than a metre away when it exploded and was engulfed in a fire ball. A distressed friend can be heard calling for the hose.
Swanson suffered burns to his arms legs, stomach and airway.
"Upon our arrival we found [Swanson] to have approximately 40 percent burns to his body," a police spokesman said..
Remarkably, Jake Simpson - seen shirtless in the video - escaped uninjured.
"He ran straight past me, on fire," Jake says.
Swanson is now in a stable condition in Royal Brisbane Hospital.
Police are investigating.
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