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Video: Man accidentally sets wife on fire at gas station

His wife suffered second-and third-degree burns to her legs, arms, back and head after her husband played with a lighter while filling up his truck at a gas station

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia man will face criminal charges for accidentally setting fire to his wife by flicking his lighter near his pickup truck’s gas tank while refueling.

Austin Dawkins, 37, of Clarkesville will be charged with reckless conduct, according to a statement from the state fire safety commissioner, Ralph Hudgens.

Dawkins’ wife, 30-year-old Jessica Dawkins, suffered second- and third-degree burns to her legs, arms, back and head at a Clarkesville gas station on October 16, Hudgens said.

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