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Banana Boat sunscreen flammable after use

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Sunscreens are supposed to protect people from getting burned. After applying Banana Boat Sport Performance spray-on sunscreen before barbecuing, Brett Sigworth’s body caught on fire.

“I sprayed on the spray-on sunscreen, and then rubbed it on for a few seconds. I walked over to my grill, took one of the holders to move some of the charcoal briquettes around and all of a sudden it just went up my arm,” Brett Sigworth of Stow, Mass., told CBS Boston.

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