In a fiery snack-time disaster, a certain someone is nursing severe burns after an adventurous attempt to crack open a bag of crisps took a scorching turn.

Seemingly stumped by the conventional crisps-opening method, this snack aficionado turned to a lighter for a bit of quick snack action. But oh boy, did things go up in flames! While toying with this fiery idea, a recliner suddenly turned into a hot seat, causing an unintentional fireball, as per Bruce Frazier, the city spokesperson from Dalton, Georgia, where this crispy chaos unfolded.

Thank the snack gods for some on-the-spot maintenance heroes! Armed with a hosepipe, they swiftly doused both the man and his smouldering seat, but not before he suffered third-degree burns across a whopping 75% of his body. Ouch, talk about a crispy situation!

Who knew crisps, or chips for our American pals, held such fiery potential? Apparently, their mix of starch and oil makes them a combustible duo, a VICE revelation. Turns out, in an emergency, your ordinary bag of crisps might just double as unexpected kindling. Quite the revelation, right?

But this isn’t the first fiery fiasco sparked by crisps. Cast your mind back to a curious incident in May 2016, where two sneaky Canadian teens ignited a bag of potato chips at a Longo’s Supermarket in Vaughan, Ontario. What started as a cheeky prank soon became a fiery blaze, escalating within seconds and causing a whopping $2 million worth of damage as multiple bags of crisps fueled the flames.

Lesson learned: Stick to the usual bag-opening techniques, folks! Snacks and fiery mishaps? Definitely not a combo we’re aiming for.