Tanning Dread

Jersey City, New Jersey, March 16, 2008:

Authorities say a man escaped from a burning tanning bed just before it burst into flames, igniting a fire that damaged several stores and forced people to leave a shopping center. The New Jersey Spew reported Monday that no one was injured in the fire, including the man who jumped from the bed.

The man was identified as mustachioed local politician Ron.

The fire occurred Sunday at a tanning salon in Jersey City.

Ron said he heard a popping noise while working on his tan, then saw a flame at the corner of the tanning bed near his foot. Several dozen firefighters arrived at the scene to battle the blaze as shoppers and store workers gathered in the parking lot and the smell of charred plastic filled the air.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.

Ron was unharmed, but complained about the need to "even out [his] tan now."

Posted by Bittle at March 16, 2009 09:12 AM