IOWA CITY, Iowa?A bartender is accused of recklessness for setting fire to a high-proof grain alcohol at a downtown club, burning nine University of Iowa students standing nearby.

Troy David Kline was charged with misdemeanor reckless use of fire for his April 19 bar stunt.

The Johnson County Attorney’s office also charged the popular student club Et Cetera for using an open flame device in a drinking establishment.

Investigators say Kline poured alcohol into a stainless steel trough along the bartender’s side of the bar and set fire to it. As the fire began to fizzle out, Kline poured more liquor on the fire, causing a flash fire that burned students watching from the other side.

Two students burned in the stunt have filed lawsuits against the bar, claiming recklessness and negligence. The lawsuits allege the stunt had been performed routinely for weeks.