SALT LAKE CITY — A construction worker was burned Tuesday afternoon by a fire that ignited suddenly at a site in the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City Fire Department officials said the approximately 20-year-old man was opening a gas can when an "ignition source" was too close by, which sparked the fire. It is now under investigation.
The victim was taken to a hospital burn center in serious condition, with burns on up to 30 percent of his body.
The incident occurred near 700 E. 18th Avenue at around 4:40 p.m.
Officials said a construction trailer was also burned.
