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Location:
Nevada -
Date:
05/25/2015 -
Incident Type:
Burn Injury -
Description:
On Monday, May 25, on the Willow Peak Fire in southern Nevada, a firefighter received serious burns after gasoline sprayed out of a chainsaw gas tank and ignited. The saw became hot during saw operations so the firefighter had set it aside to cool for a few minutes. After it would not restart, he opened the fuel tank. A “fuel geyser” erupted from the tank.
Initial Attack, Fuel Geyser, Medical Emergency, Chainsaws, Burn Injury, Burn Injury
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