Ok, this one is personal. This is about my work partner’s wife. When we work we spend 24 hours together, 8am till 8am the next day, as close to family as having blood lines.
“John” was in the garage putzing around. “Jane” was on the deck prepping dinner on the grill.
John heard what can be described as a rush or air, like an air hose, followed by a “whoosh”, followed by the blood curdling screams of his wife.
It is still undecided exactly what happened, but apparently when Jane went to change out the propane bottle, gas escaped, found an ignition source, maybe from the hot grill.
She was enveloped in a cloud of burning propane
Propane can burn in excess of 3000 degrees, so it doesn’t take much.
911 is called and there is a delay in EMS response due to an accident involving and overturned tractor trailer (with the drivers left arm pinned under the truck) and a school bus full of kids (all minor injuries).
Dispatch finally sends an engine company which happens to be the same engine John is assigned too. An ambulance finally arrives from out of town and transports Jane to the local trauma center. She is stabilized there and due to inhalation concerns she is transported to St Barnabas, probably the premier burn center in the tri state area.
Jane has 1st and 2nd degree burns over most of her exposed areas (it was summer like last week here). She was released early the next morning as there were no inhalation issues.
She got a trip to the salon to trim up her hair and has been back once to the burn center for evaluation. So far it seems there may be no debridement or grafts required. Next visit will determine the extent of her injuries.
She is lucky.
Be careful with your summer grilling!
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