Update January 2, 2010 10:00 a.m.

Shands Hospital officials in Gainesville say 22-year-old Wyatt Lambeth died around 2:45 p.m. Friday, January 1.

In early December, he and another man were using a blow torch to cut the top off a metal drum containing alcohol.

The drum exploded and set Lambeth on fire. Police say 80 percent of his body was burned.

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UPDATED 5:00 p.m. 12/8/2009

Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a warehouse in Havana.

The explosion happened on the 300 block of Tenth Avenue West in Havana when a worker was cutting the top off a metal drum with a blow torch.

22 year old Wyatt Lanbaeth was attempting to open barrel and did not vet the drum by cutting a hole to let the gas escape.

As he was trying to cut off the top, fire from the blow heated the metal drum filled with 99% isopropyl alcohol. When the alcohol heated up it caused an explosion.

Havana Police say about 80 % of Lanbaeth's body appeared top be burned.

His supervisor, 47 year old Kenny Walker tried to help by him rolling him on the ground and in the process burnt his own arms.

Both men were taken to Tallahassee Memorial by ambulance.

The head supervisor at the warehouse said the workers were supposed to be doing mechanic work inside the warehouse and he did not know why they were outside or why they were attempting to open the metal drum.

Around 30 minutes after the men were in the ambulance on their way to the hospital, police received another call to the same building.

Police say when the explosion initially happened sparks caused a fire to began smoldering and it was not noticed until later. There was no damage inside the warehouse but small amounts of damage to the exterior of the building.

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Fire Rescue is on the scene of a fire at a warehouse in Havana.

Witnesses say two men were using a blowtorch inside a warehouse when the contents of a barrel exploded. Two men was taken to the hospital because of his burns.

We do not have any more information at this time but we will update this story as soon as possible.