The incident on July 23, 1973, caused a 65 percent burn on Donald Dax Cowart's body.
On July 25, 1973, Dax Cowart and his father Ray were prepared to leave for home after viewing some land in East Texas that Ray planned to purchase, but their automobile would not start.
In an effort to kickstart the engine, Dax repeatedly tried the ignition. His father stepped outside and unlocked the hood. They had parked in the middle of a dry riverbed, but they were completely ignorant that a propane pipeline ran beneath it and was currently leaking.
When the engine eventually started, the propane blew up, engulfing the two men and the surrounding area in flames. When Ray Cowart passed out, Dax yanked himself out of the car and sprinted through walls of fire for assistance, covering over a half-mile before coming across a farmer and the farmer's nephew, who ran to summon paramedics.
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