Hey…
3 Columbus (Ohio) Firefighters are now in stable condition after an gas explosion and fire blew them away from the structure. FF’s were initially on the scene for a gas leak and after their arrival…the structure exploded.
CFD FF Pat Malone, a 23-year veteran was taken to OSU Medical Center with 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hands and face…he is in serious but stable condition.
CFD FF Barb Capuana, a 20-year veteran, and FF Dan Whiteside, a 17-year veteran, were transported with concussion injuries and other minor injuries.
A natural gas leak caused the explosion and eventually, the fire, at 1444 hours at the Cherry Box adult bookstore…CFD FF’s were gaining entry, removing civilians and then it exploded, and the massive explosion knocked them back out onto the street.
A 4th CFD FF Mike Warnimont, suffered a sprained ankle and was treated on the scene.
The CFD was called to the scene when construction workers putting in a water line hit a gas line outside of the Cherry Box. The explosion blew part of the roof off the building and destroyed at least one wall. By 6 p.m., the entire building had collapsed.
2 civilians were also injured and at least 1 piece of CFD apparatus was seriously damaged.
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MISSISSIPPI FIREFIGHTER TRAPPED-ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER "HEARD" HIS CALLS FOR HELP!
This is the 2nd time this week where a Firefighter was "found" inside a burning structure…the other one being the tragic LODD in Alabama, when Crossville FF 24-year-old Adam Cody Renfroe was lost inside after doing a search.
In this case, a Jackson Firefighter saved the life of another Firefighter last Sunday night. FF Corey Landrum was outside the burning church, changing his SCBA, when he heard faint cries for help! FF Landrum went into the church and up the stairs, where he found FF Richard Taylor lying on his stomach, overcome, lost and disoriented. FF Landrum says he followed the cries for help as they got louder…and he found FF Taylor and got him out of the church. FF Taylor was transported and later to the Firefighters Regional Burn Center in Memphis. It is reported that FF Taylor suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to his abdomen and legs and had less than 1 minute left on his SCBA.
We will provide more details on this extremely CLOSE CALL as soon as it is available.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
The Secret List 10-31-08 / 2147 hours
