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At age 6, Terry McCarty's older brothers accidentally kicked a lit bowl of kerosene toward him, wrapping McCarty in fire and burning 73 percent of his skin

While he was waiting for an ambulance, McCarty's father rushed down the road to see his son and witness the severe damage he sustained in the fire

He spent the following year in the hospital, undergoing surgeries and burn treatments. About 15 years later, McCarty became a volunteer firefighter

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Just minutes after his body caught aflame, Terry McCarty realized the true extent of his burns, which scorched 73 percent of his skin. While lying on the sidewalk waiting for an ambulance, he unwittingly witnessed the horror o

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