Lightning ruled out as cause of car fire that burned man at Wichita truck stop

Lightning has been ruled out as a potential cause for a car fire that left a man in critical condition at a north Wichita truck stop early Sunday.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz said.

The fire, reported just before 1:30 a.m. near the Love’s Truck Stop at N. Cleveland and N. New York, left a 58-year-old man with third-degree burns on about 80% of his body, according to emergency scanner traffic. Scanner traffic is based on preliminary information and is subject to change…

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