Man Hospitalized With Burns in Barbecue Explosion A Southern California man has been hospitalized after a barbecue exploded and touched off a house fire. City News Service says the Long Beach man was lighting a barbecue in the rear portion of his home when there was a flash explosion just before dawn on Monday. The blast sparked a small fire that was quickly extinguished by firefighters The man is in a hospital with second-degree burns on his face. His name hasn't been released.