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A man was severely burned and hospitalized following a kitchen fire and explosion in a Mesa, Arizona home. The incident occurred when the man was heating oil on the stove, causing it to explode and blow out a window; a child also present at the time was unharmed. The man, who was taken to the Arizona Burn Center with serious burns, is in an unknown condition.
Mesa Man Severely Burned in Kitchen Fire
A man in Mesa, Arizona was severely burned and rushed to the hospital following a kitchen fire that resulted in an explosion at his home on Wednesday night. The incident occurred in a residential area near University Drive and Greenfield Road.
According to police reports, the man and a child were in the house when the man heated oil on the stove, leading to an explosion. The severe blast blew out a window in the house. The man, suffering from severe burns in the middle of his body, was immediately brought to the Arizona Burn Center in Phoenix. The condition of the man is still unknown. Thankfully, the child present in the house remained unharmed.
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