One of the 18-year-olds was flown to a burn center with injuries to his face, chest and hands, police said
OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A pair of 18-year-olds were severely burned Thursday night after they poured gasoline in a fire pit and flames erupted around them, police said.
One of the teens suffered significant burns to his face, chest and hands and was airlifted to the burn center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Detective Lt. Timothy Torchia said.
The other 18-year-old also suffered burns and was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Torchia said.
The teens were in the process of starting a fire in a pit in a wooded area between Fairway Lane and Weston Avenue when the gasoline caused the fire pit to light "in an explosive manner," Torchia said.
Both teens were able to make it to a home on Weston Avenue where they were met by police and first aid. The names of the teens involved were not released.
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