police in new york say a man seriously burned himself when he covered a rental car with alcohol to kill bedbugs and then lit a cigarette inside the car scott kemery, 44, was rushed by helicopter to stony brook university hospital on long island with first and second degree burns after accidentally setting himself on fire on tuesday police said that kemery, who is from bridgehampton, started the blaze with his ill timed cigarette break in the parking lot of the king kullen supermarket in eastport scene: scott kemery gave himself first and second degree burns after he set fire to himself by mistake in the parking lot of the king kullen supermarket in eastport on tuesday  kemery, told police that he rented the car in florida and drove north to the hamptons and discovered the car had bedbugs he said that a friend had explained to him the best way to kill bedbugs was to douse them in alcohol inspired, kemery did just that however, he then made the near fatal mistake of getting into the car and lighting his cigarette, thereby igniting the alchol and setting himself on fire bedbugs: mr kemery had been reliably informed by a friend that the best way to kill bedbugs was to douse them in alcohol he did not think not to light a cigarette in his car afterwards was a bad idea  authorities said that they did not believe the fire was criminal in nature and that they were not going to pursue an investigation police told newsday that two other cars were heavily damaged from the flames of the fire
scott kemery 44
scott kemery, 44, was reliably told by a friend that rubbing alcohol was an effective way to kill bedbugs 