A 79-year-old man has died from the injuries he received during a burn barrel fire in Dundalk, Maryland.
It happened just after 4:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Tolson Avenue. Baltimore County Police and firefighters were called to the home for a welfare check on the victim. Police said that the victim was using the barrel to burn some of his personal papers and cardboard in the backyard. The victim then used gasoline to “accelerate the fire.” The fire then “erupted and involved him.”
The victim was identified as Herminio Quinto. He passed later in the day on Saturday…