Oxygen tank explosion injures man in Hillsboro
Sunday, April 8, 2012
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- An ambulance service employee is hospitalized in Portland with burns from an oxygen tank explosion.
Metro West Ambulance says 25-year-old Eric Nehl of Scappoose was filing oxygen tanks Sunday morning at a garage in Hillsboro when a malfunctioning valve caused the explosion and fire.
His father told The Oregonian (http://is.gd/MCrb4w ) Nehl suffered first- and second-degree flash burns and is in intensive care at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center.
Eric Nehl also is a volunteer firefighter with the Scappoose Fire District.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
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