Man is blown off his feet when he pours lighter fluid onto a smouldering charcoal grill

This is the fiery moment a novice barbecue chef pours lighter fluid on to a smouldering charcoal grill as he tries to cook some meat in his garage.  

Jawan Brown, 27, was doing some al-fresco cooking but decided to get out of the chilly wind and set up the grill in his garage.

But forklift operator Jawan was engulfed in flames and blown off his feet when the grill blew up after he attempted to boost the heat. And his antics were caught on video by a security camera.

Mr Brown, from Batesville, Mississippi, said: ‘I was putting the lighter fluid on it and as you can see it flamed up.’

Jawan Brown, 27, from Batesville, Mississippi, was doing some al-fresco cooking but decided to get out of the chilly wind and set up the grill in his garage

‘It blew me back and I fell to the ground.’

Thankfully he suffered no injuries from the accident and, after completing the cooking, managed to see the funny side of his mistake.

He said: ‘My feet were just in the air, but once I got up it looked like nothing happened. 

‘I got up trying to make sure nobody was looking, but I forgot the camera was there so when I went back and I looked at the camera I couldn’t do anything but laugh.

‘I look at that video five or six times a day now.’

But forklift operator Jawan was engulfed in flames and blown off his feet when the grill blew up after he attempted to boost the coals

‘I was putting the lighter fluid on it and as you can see it flamed up,’ said Mr Brown

Mr Brown finished grilling the meal and enjoyed chicken, pork steak, pork chops, corn on the cob and hamburgers.

He has now learned his lesson and advises barbecue beginners that flammable lighter fluid should never be added to burning coals.

Mr Brown added: ‘The wind was kind of chilly so I decided to do it in the garage but I learned my lesson, not again. The barbecue was great after all that happened.’