Fire officials warn that at-home celebrations can put you at a greater risk of injury.
Lee Vogler has undergone the first of what will be many surgeries, his wife, Blair, said.
Court documents show the suspect admitted to Danville police that "it was his intention to kill councilman Vogler."
Police described the man's wounds as "self-inflicted," and said that a last will and testament was found at the scene.
Three children were pulled from a burning home in Four Oaks. Two of them suffered substantial burn injuries.
A jury in California on Friday ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million in damages to a delivery driver who was severely burned by an improperly secured lid on hot beverages.