An 87-year old man died on a wildland fire in Yamhill County Oregon on Saturday. Firefighters found him when they responded to a report of smoke. Identified as Luke Roy, he suffered serious burns and was transported by helicopter to a burn center in Portland, but later died from his injuries.
Yamhill County Sheriff Jack Crabtree said:
It appears that Mr. Roy was injecting fire into gopher holes with a torch when something went wrong and he became engulfed in flames.
Firefighters from about a dozen agencies assisted on the fire which burned about six acres.
