Dad of three suffers burns to 90% of his body after mysteriously ‘bursting into flames’ near California mall

NewsWorldAmericasDad of three suffers burns to 90% of his body after mysteriously ‘bursting into flames’ near California mallThe California father was airlifted to a hospital for treatment, but remains in critical condition, his family says Isabel Keane in New York Tuesday 14 April 2026 14:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957363","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-victorville-shopping-fire-man-burns-b2957363.html","title":"Dad of three suffers burns to 90 percent of his body after ‘bursting into flames’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-17547","index":0}A father of three suffered third-degree burns over 90 percent of his body after becoming engulfed in flames near a shopping center in California last month (GoFundMe)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receiv...