Authorities said one of the brothers was taken to a hospital and the other to jail after Friday's explosion in the 100 block of North Nevada Court in Wichita, Kansas.
The mishap occurred after one of the brothers had claimed a $75,000 jackpot in the Kansas Lottery.
Sgt Bruce Watts of the Wichita Police Department said the explosion was sparked after one of the brothers went to the kitchen to refuel the butane torches they were using to light their bongs.
The brother emptied a couple large cans of butane lighter fluid, leaking butane into the air.
Eventually, the butane vapor made its way toward the pilot light in the furnace, causing the blast.
Sgt Watts told The Wichita Eagle: 'He emptied a couple of big cans of butane lighter fluid during this, leaking butane into the air.
'The butane vapor cloud reach a pilot light in the furnace and as you might expect - kaboom.'
The Wichita Eagle reported that the injured 27-year-old brother is in serious but stable condition with second-degree burns on his hands, arms and chest.
He was wearing a Kansas Lottery t-shirt when he was admitted to Via Christi Hospital in Wichita.
The victim was driven to the hospital by his girlfriend, who reportedly drove away shortly after dropping the man off at the hospital emergency room.
When police arrived at the home, the other brother reportedly ran out, and was arrested after proclaiming to officers that he had meth and marijuana.
Source: Dailymail
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