Cigarette Lighter Explodes, Killing Indiana Executive
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HUNTINGTON, Ind. — A local industrialist was killed by the explosion of a common butane lighter while he was lighting a cigarette, the Huntington County coroner said Sunday.
William Schacht II, who was chairman and president of a rubber firm, died Friday from burns and asphyxiation from heat, Coroner Greg Sprinkle said. Schacht may have released too much fuel before igniting the lighter, Sprinkle said.
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