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Keith Malcolm Breaks the World Record for Running Whilst on Fire, Widley, Hants, Britain - 05 Jul 2009
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Keith Malcolm Breaks the World Record for Running Whilst on Fire, Widley, Hants, Britain - 05 Jul 2009
MAN ON FIRE
An NHS nurse today broke a world record by setting himself on fire and running for nearly 100 yards engulfed in a ball of flames.
Keith Malcolm, 39, was doused in petrol before staggering 259ft ablaze to beat the previous fire-run record of 227ft.
To claim the record the amateur stuntman wore eight layers of protective clothing, including four layers of fireproof undergarments, a Formula One fireproof jacket and three overalls.
He also donned three fire hoods and a helmet and coated himself in special protective 'stunt gel' so he would not be harmed by the flames which are believed to have reached 1000 degrees celsius.
Mr Malcolm, of Widley, near Portsmouth, Hants, set the new record at the Alton & North East Hampshire Agricultural Show on Sunday.
He had a team of experts from Hampshire Fire and Rescue on hand for the event which was aimed at raising money for Cancer Research.
Afterwards Mr Malcolm said: "It was absolutely awesome.
"I managed it in 17 seconds and was running flat-out. I really did not want to hang around.
"There wasn't much left of the jacket at the end.
"To be honest, the heat I felt was what you would expect if you were wearing all those clothes and a helmet in hot weather and trying to run.
"But given the air temperature I would have thought the fire was around 1000 degrees centigrade.
"It's a crazy stunt but I am certainly not mad. I have respect for the fire and the stunt and my team and the emergency services were fantastic.
"At the end of the run they extinguished me before giving me a medical and I was fine."
Mr Malcolm's wife Anna-Marie Malcolm, a 33 year old nurse, said: "It was certainly nerve wracking for me.
"I ...
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