A 41-year-old Salem man received apparent minor burns to his arms in a flash fire that occurred Thursday afternoon while he was repairing a car in the alley behind the 400 block of East Bennett.
Salem Fire Officials believe Eric DeWitt had earlier spilled some gasoline that was ignited while he was using a battery drill.
While DeWitt received only minor injuries, the fire spread to the car he was repairing and it was destroyed in the fire.
DeWitt was transported to Salem Township Hospital by United Medical Response for treatment of injuries.