" I guess I set the can right next to me. Then I bent down, lit it, and I guess it got me or whatever. So I ran for about five,10 feet... stop, drop and rolled," says Justin Hinton, former burn victim.

Remembering to 'stop, drop and roll' may have saved Justin's life. His burns were severe, but surgeons at Children's Hospital of Iowa repaired the damage.

Since then, the burns have healed. But Justin says the experience taught him a valuable lesson about the dangers of fire. Specialists at the Burn Treatment Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics hope others learn from Justin's story.

" Most of the burns we see, when you look back, could be considered preventable. Meaning, it was something that was done out of haste or out of not paying attention," says Lee Faucher, M.D., UI Health Care surgeon.

Other ways to avoid serious burns include regularly checking your smoke detectors, turning down your hot water heater to 120-degrees to avoid scalding, and keeping your kitchen safe for children to avoid oven and stove burns.

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Justin Hinton, former burn victim

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Lee Faucher, M.D.