A MAN WAS SEVERELY BURNED BY A GREASE FIRE IN A WATSONVILLE RESTAURANT TUESDAY MORNING. THE MAN WAS WEARING POLYESTER CLOTHES WHICH APPARENTLY WENT UP IN FLAMES AFTER SOME GREASE SPLASHED OUT OF A PAN AND ONTO A BURNER. THE MAN RAN OUT OF THE KITCHEN OF THE RESTAURANT ON THE 500 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET, WHERE A PATRON HELPED PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE BURN VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND THEN FLOWN TO A SANTA CLARA COUNTY TRAUMA CENTER DUE TO HIS INJURIES.
