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A Saline Township man was hospitalized after suffering burns while working outside Sunday afternoon.
The Saline Area Fire Department was dispatched to the 11000 block of Jordan Road for a reported barrel explosion. When firefighters arrived they found a male lying on the ground with burns to his face, arm and hands.
Firefighters and EMTs from Huron Valley Ambulance treated the man at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital.
The man was using a burn barrel when the accelerant caused the fire.
Sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees. Fog for the morning, sunny in the afternoon, clear for the evening,