An attempt to make a homemade alco-pop left a man with serious burns and cuts.

The man was heating up a bottle of vodka containing Werther’s Originals toffees on his hob when the concoction exploded.

The boiling hot sugary liquid and glass sprayed all over him as the bottle blew up.

The fumes from the alcohol then burst into flames and set the man’s t-shirt on fire.

As he rolled on the floor to try and put the flames out, he suffered multiple cuts from lying on the broken glass.

After being rushed to hospital and receiving treatment for burns and shock he said he felt “lucky.”

He tried to treat his own injuries by running a cold bath to soothe his burnt skin, but after half and hour his body temperature plummeted and he went into shock.

Eventually he was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, by ambulance and treated for shock.

He was then transferred to the specialist burns unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.

He has now been released form hospital. His burns should heal in the next two to three weeks and is expected to make a full recovery.

Praising the medical staff who took care of him, he said: “I got seen virtually straight away. The staff were so professional, caring and thorough.

“They were so patient in the accident and emergency department despite having to deal with the product of West Street on a Saturday night.

“The nurses and the doctors all worked as a team and they had a terrific working relationship with the Queen Victoria.

“The A and E department was constantly being cleaned while I was there.

“I came away really impressed with the NHS and feeling lucky to live in a country where we have this kind of health service free at the point of delivery.”

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County did not have anyone available to comment on the case.