A patient broke wind while having surgery and set fire
to his genitals. The 30-year-old man was having a mole
removed from his bottom with an electric knife when his
attack of flatulence was ignited by a spark. His
genitals, which were soaked in surgical spirits, caught
fire. The man, who is suing the hospital, said:

“When I woke up, my penis and scrotum were burning like
hell. Besides the pain, I can’t have sex with my wife.”

Surgeons at the hospital in Kjellerups said: “It was an
unfortunate accident.”