An employee of Adams Carpet store saved a man's life after he caught fire after an electrical explosion.
An employee of Adams Carpet store saved a burning man's life after he caught fire due to an electrical panel explosion, according to a PhillyBurbs article. An electrician who was working on an electrical panel box became "engulfed in flames" when an electrical explosion occurred at the store, which is located at 2064 Street Rd., police explained. He ran towards the front of the store, where an employee of Adams Carpet attempted to assist him. Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer told PhillyBurbs that the employee's actions saved the man's life and most-likely prevented the fire from spreading to other stores in the shopping center where Adams Carpet is located. While attempting to help the man, the employee sustained burns to his hands and …
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Two burn victims have been transported to hospitals after a fire broke out at Adams Carpet, according to reports.
An electrician and an employee of Adams Carpet were taken to hospitals with burns after an electrical fire caused an explosion at the store on Thursday evening, police said. One victim, an electrician, was flown to Temple Burn Center and is in "extremely critical condition" with burns covering more than 80 percent of his body, according to Bensalem's Sgt. Andrew Aninsman. The second victim, an employee of the carpet store, suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his hands and arms and was taken by ambulance to Aria Torresdale. Just before 5 p.m., a person believed to be an electrician was working on an electrical panel box inside Adams Carpet, which is located at 2064 Street Rd., when an electrical explosion occurred, according to the …
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Brian Tenney
2:19 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
Any further word on the man's condition? more ›