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County Fire Department Does its Thing on National TV

Acting Fire Chief Marc Bashoor demonstrated the danger of repellents on Good Morning America.

Marc Bashoor, acting fire chief for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, was on ABC's Good Morning America early Monday morning talking about the dangers of ceramic fire pots that burn gel fuel.

The ceramic fire pots are used to repel insects. But last month, a Long Island, NY-teen was burned, when the flammable gel splattered from a ceramic fire pot that had blown up. Now he's fighting for his life.

A live demo illustrated how quickly a T-shirt ignited from the flames of a burning pot.

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To watch the whole demo, check out this episode on ABC.com.

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