A 61-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday after a lawnmower and gas can ignited inside his vehicle, triggering an explosion that injured a bystander and also damaged nearby cars on San Antonio’s Northwest Side.
San Antonio police responded to reports of a vehicle explosion in the 10000 block of Wurzbach Road around noon, according to a preliminary police report.
When officers arrived, they learned that the man had been sitting inside his vehicle with a lawnmower and gas can near the rear of the vehicle. The equipment and fuel container reportedly ignited, causing a large explosion…