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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Great Balls o' Fire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis woman is facing a long road to recovery after an explosion in Nashville left her with burns over 75% of her body. 

Jessica Shea was lighting the fire on a camp stove inside a camper van Aug. 28 when family says a gas leak caused a massive fireball.

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Looking at the photo of the van, I'm surprised she survived the concussion.

8 comments:

  1. It would sure be good to know more details on the cause of the explosion, and if it was some sort of built in unit or a table top unit.

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  2. Like WC, I'm surprised she survived the blast and I pray she recovers.

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  3. My FIL lit the furnace in his truck camper, and was blown 30 feet out the back door. Didn't get a scratch, but lost his eyebrows and mustache.

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  4. Anyone who has ever been burned Knows what a scorched fingertip is. I can't imagine having more burned skin than not.Who knows If she'll survive.. The van looks like a Mafia hit .

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  5. Gotta be aware of your surroundings...including smells.

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  6. I worked with a guy who was a heavy smoker. One night, there was a gas leak in his apartment. The guy woke up and went to light a ciggy before he even got out of bed.

    The explosion blew his window curtains all the way across the street. The man survived, but he took a horrendous burn to his forehead and scalp.

    Unbelievable that anyone could survive being punched through a van door like that.

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  7. I worked with a guy who worked in a plastics plant as a plumber. He was standing by a valve that ruptured and coated him in molten plastic. He lived...but he was not happy about it. Over a year in a burn ward.

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  8. Propane is heavier than air. So a camp stove, probably propane fuel, you could have a nice mixture of gas right between the LEL and the HEL and click click click FOOM!

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