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South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

1 Killed, 7 injured in shipyard fire

A worker in his 50s was killed on Tuesday and 7 others were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire erupted on a bulk tanker under construction at a shipyard near Okpo-dong. Local authorities investigating the incident believe that the fire was caused by a spark from welding equipment. About 130 people were working on the ship at the time of the incident. All but the 8 were evacuated without incident. Among the 7 injured, one remains in a critical condition in a nearby hospital.

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Louisiana, USA

Worker dies at LNG construction site

A worker died on Monday at the construction site of a liquefied natural gas export facility in Parish County, west of Lafayette, in what local authorities are claiming to be a work related incident. The man was found unresponsive at the site by co-workers and was transported to a medical facility in Texas where he was later pronounced dead.

This is the second fatality at the site in less than a month. A 47 year old man was killed at the site on October 17^th when he fell more than 10m (35ft) from scaffolding.

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Alabama, USA

Worker killed in explosion

An early morning explosion on Tuesday at a timber and by-product processing facility north east of Huntsville has claimed the life of a 61 year old worker. The cause of the blast is currently under investigation. Emergency services were called to the plant on Sunday following a fire in a timber product stockpile. It is not yet known if the two incidents are related. No other injuries were reported

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Munshiganj, Bangladesh

1 Killed, 4 injured in boiler explosion

A 28 year old worker was killed on Tuesday and 4 of his co-workers seriously injured after a boiler exploded at a manufacturing facility south of Dhaka. Sections of the boiler damaged nearby homes, with some pieces found almost a kilometre from the blast. The explosion also caused significant damage to the utilities infrastructure leaving a nearby town without power.

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Saskatchewan, Canada

Teenage worker killed in explosion

A 19 year old worker was killed last Tuesday (3^rd Nov.) in an explosion at a business in Kinistino, approximately 180km (110 miles) north east of Saskatoon. Local authorities have claimed that the man was cutting open a barrel with an oxy-acetylene torch when it exploded. A spokesperson for the local police stated that the barrel contained a type of spray foam, which all the workers at the site believed was water based.

Melbourne, Australia

Worker killed in explosion

A 60 year old worker was killed yesterday after an explosion at a construction site in Melbourne’s south east. The man had reportedly been placing explosives in trenches in preparation for laying pipes at the residential construction site when the incident occurred. Local authorities have reported that the man had returned to the trench to check the explosives after the first explosion went off too early. A second blast occurred while the man was inside the trench. He was declared dead at the scene.

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Lahore, Pakistan

5 Killed in oil tanker fire

At least 5 workers were killed and numerous others injured on Monday in an explosion at a steel factory in Lahore. Local reports have claimed that a fire erupted in an oil tanker used to store fuel for a generator.

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Utah, USA

Worker killed in fall from height incident

A 57 year old worker died on Monday at a business south of Salt Lake City after falling through a skylight. The man was assisting another worker to install solar panels on the roof of the premises when the incident occurred. The man fell 10m (30ft) landing in a warehouse area below. Despite the prompt efforts of co-workers, the man was declared dead at the scene by emergency service workers.

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Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Worker killed by falling logs

A 52 year old worker died earlier this week at a timber mill near the township of Nyandoman after being struck by falling logs. According to initial reports, the man was killed during the movement of a load of timber by overhead crane. It is believed that a mechanical failure in the crane caused the load of timber to fall, striking the man and killing him. He was declared dead at the scene.

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Novgorod , Russia

Worker crushed to death by falling pile

A 49 year old construction worker was killed last Friday at a residential construction site near Novgorod, approximately 200km (125 miles) south of St. Petersburg. The man sustained fatal injuries when he was struck by a falling pile. It is believed that nearby construction equipment may have knocked over the pile.

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Kentucky, USA

Teen killed in forklift incident

A 17 year old worker died last week as a result of injuries sustained in a forklift incident at an agricultural business in Lancaster, south of Lexington. According to a release from local authorities, the teen was riding on the side of the forklift when he fell off and was run over. He was taken to a nearby hospital for the treatment of a variety of injuries, however he later died.

Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

1 Killed, 3 injured in explosion

An explosion at a timber processing facility near Bratsk on Friday has left one worker dead and three others seriously injured. Local reports claim that the group of men were contractors at the facility and were performing maintenance work when the incident occurred. Authorities believe that the men were performing hot work activities near tanks of flammable chemicals and that a failure to employ appropriate controls has led to sparks from their work falling into an open tank. The deceased worker died before emergency services arrived. Two of the injured workers were hospitalised.

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South Carolina, USA

Worker killed in fall down elevator shaft

A 73 year old volunteer worker died on Friday afternoon after falling almost 3m (11ft) down an elevator shaft at an antiques business in Gaffney, approximately 80km (50 miles) north east of Grenville. The woman had opened a set of doors for access to a freight elevator and had stepped forward without the elevator being there. The woman was declared dead on the scene.

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Samara, Russia

1 Worker killed, another injured in fall down elevator shaft

A worker in his 50s was killed and his 40 year old co-worker seriously injured at a multi-storey residential construction site in Samara after falling down an elevator shaft. Local reports claim that the men were servicing the lifts when the incident occurred. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fall.

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Denizili, Turkey

Worker killed in factory fire

A 33 year old electrician was killed in a fire on Friday evening at a textile factory north west of Denizili in the western region of Turkey. The fire broke out in the maintenance workshop of the factory prompting the evacuation of nearly 5,000 workers at the site. The deceased worker is believed to have been working in the maintenance workshop at the time the fire broke out. Medical experts believe that the man was killed by smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

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Minas Gerais, Brazil

1 Killed and on injured in retaining wall collapse

A 33 year old construction worker was killed and another seriously injured on Thursday after the collapse of a retaining wall in a basement of a business in Passos, approximately 380km (240 miles) north of Sao Paulo. A group of workers were constructing a retaining wall in the basement area of the building when the wall gave way. Two men were buried in the collapse. One man was recovered almost immediately and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The deceased worker was buried for up to 20 minutes before being found. He was declared dead at the scene.

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Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Worker killed in engulfment incident

A 37 year old worker was killed on Friday morning at a grain cooperative in Santa Rosa after becoming engulfed under a load of corn. According to local reports, the incident occurred inside a grain storage silo at the facility although the exact details of the cause of the incident are not yet known. This is the second such incident in Brazil in the past week with a 39 year old worker killed last Wednesday at a farming cooperative in the nearby state of Mato Grosso Do Sul in similar circumstances.

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West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Worker injured after falling into machinery

A 65 year old worker sustained a broken collar bone and multiple abrasions after falling into machinery at a bedding manufacturer south west of Leeds on Friday. The incident occurred during the early hours of the morning when the nightshift worker fell off the edge of a machine. The man was taken to a local hospital for the treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

New Delhi, India

Worker killed after falling into vat of hot oil

A 37 year old man has died of significant burn injuries after falling into a vat of boiling oil on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at a food manufacturing business in the Farsh Bazar area east of New Delhi. Local reports claim that the man was preparing to make food in the vat when he fainted and fell in. Two co-workers pulled him out of the vat, suffering serious burns in the process. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival.

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South Island, New Zealand

Worker killed whilst operating machinery

A 30 year old man has died following an incident on Thursday evening at a gold mine near Waikaia, approximately 100km (60 miles) north east of Invercargill. Local officials have reported that the man was an employee of an earthmoving contractor and was inside a workshop area of the mine when the incident occurred. Initial reports claim that the man sustained fatal injuries when an item of machinery fell on him.

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Altai Republic, Russia

Miner killed in fall incident

Local government officials have begun an investigation into the death of a worker last Sunday at an underground mine in the Altai Republic; a region that borders Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia

The incident occurred as workers were preparing for blasting activities. Initial reports claim that the man fell 15m (50ft) down a funnel shaft in the mine. The man sustained multiple fractures and significant blood loss, and was declared dead at the scene.

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Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil

Worker killed in engulfment incident

A 39 year old farm worker was killed on Wednesday after becoming buried under a large pile of corn at a farming co-op in Dourados near the country’s border with Paraguay. A spokesperson for the company has confirmed that the man was working alone at the time of the incident. It has been suggested by local officials that the man was working to unblock a feed chute when he became buried. The man’s body was recovered by emergency services, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Minas Gerais, Brazil

17 people killed in dam collapse

Up to 40 people remain unaccounted for following the collapse of a mine tailings dam on Thursday afternoon near the city of Mariana in south eastern state of Minas Gerais, which claimed the life of 17 people. A spokesperson for the iron ore mine has confirmed that the company is investigating the cause of the collapse of the dam, which is used to confine tailings, mining waste products, metal filings, and small amounts of chemicals. Waste from the dam swept through a nearby village destroying buildings and covering the area in vast quantities of mud.

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Braga, Portugal

Worker killed in explosion

A 57 year old construction worker has died following an explosion on Wednesday at a business in an industrial park in Braga in the far north of the country. Local officials have not yet released any details regarding the cause of the incident.

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Brasov, Romania

6 workers critically injured in bakery explosion

According to local reports, 6 workers remain in a critical condition in hospital after an explosion at a bakery in the region of Brasov, approximately 170km (miles) north of Bucharest. The blast occurred on Thursday night in the Mill House section of the building, causing it to collapse. The incident resulted in the injury of a number of other workers who were treated onsite by emergency services for a variety of minor burns injuries. The cause of the blast is not yet known.

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New South Wales, Australia

Worker injured in crush incident

An injured worker was airlifted to a Gold Coast Hospital after an incident at a recycling depot in Toormina on the New South Wales north coast this morning. Emergency workers worked for almost two hours to free the man after he became trapped by his wrist in a milling machine at the facility.

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Queensland, Australia

Worker killed in explosion

A 38 year old man has been confirmed dead following a large fire at an oil reclaiming and processing plant south of Brisbane on Thursday morning. Local authorities have confirmed that a truck was dumping material near an open shipping container at the site when a fire erupted. Early reports have suggested that the deceased man was the driver of the truck.

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Queensland, Australia

Worker killed in fall from height incident

A contracted maintenance worker was killed at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Thursday morning following a 20m (66ft) fall inside the premises. The man had reportedly been cleaning out air conditioning ducts at the site when the incident occurred. Local authorities have claimed that the man died of his injuries prior to emergency crews arriving onsite.

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Illinois, USA

Construction worker struck by falling beam

A 68 year old construction worker was killed on Wednesday at a residential construction site north of Chicago. Local authorities say that the man received serious injuries after falling almost 4m (12ft) and was then struck by a falling beam. The man was taken to a nearby hospital but later died of his injuries.

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Ontario, Canada

Worker critical after being struck by steel coil

A 56 year old steel worker is in a critical but stable condition in a Hamilton hospital after being struck by a 3.5t (7,000lb) steel coil at a steel manufacturing facility in Burlington on Tuesday night. No details have been released about how the incident occurred, although officials have confirmed that the man was working alone at the time of the incident.

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Saskatchewan, Canada

Worker killed in explosion

A 19 year old man was killed on Tuesday in an explosion at a business in Kinistino, approximately 160km (100 miles) north east of Saskatoon. The man was performing welding works at the business when the explosion occurred. He sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Lahore, Pakistan

18 Killed in factory collapse

The collapse of a plastics factory south of Lahore on Wednesday has claimed the lives of 18 workers and has entrapped another 150 workers, according to local reports. The cause of the collapse is not yet known but officials have confirmed that construction works were being undertaken at the site at the time of the incident. The search for survivors continues, although local authorities believe that others may have died in this incident.

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Salihorsk, Belarus

Miner killed in gas explosion

A methane explosion in an underground mine in central Belarus on Monday has claimed the life of a worker. The incident occurred 400m (1,300ft) below ground in a state operated potash mine, approximately 130km (80 miles) south of Minsk. According to a preliminary investigations, the explosion was as a result of accumulated natural methane in a section of the mine. No other injuries have been reported.

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Volgograd, Russia

1 Worker killed, another injured in chemical explosion

A worker in his 30s was killed on Monday, and his 25 year old co-worker was seriously injured, following an explosion at a chemical manufacturing facility north east of Volograd. The men were working with a chemical reactor when the explosion occurred. Local authorities have reported that the man was killed instantly when he was struck by the 100kg (220lb) door of the reactor. The injured worker remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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Zumpango, Mexico

Communications worker killed in fall from tower

A communications utilities worker was killed on Monday after falling from a communications tower in Zumpango, approximately 55km (32 miles) north of Mexico City. The man was performing maintenance work on the tower when he fell 15m (50ft). He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Worker killed in trench collapse

A 30 year old worker was killed at a residential construction site last Wednesday near the central Russian city of Krasnoyarsk after being engulfed in a trench collapse. The man was working to install sewage pipes in a 3m (10ft) deep trench when the trench collapsed on him. The man was dead by the time his co-workers had dug him out.

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Krasnodar, Russia

2 Workers killed in boiler explosion

A large explosion on Tuesday at a residential property near the coastal town of Novomikhaylovskiy has claimed the life of 2 workers. Local authorities believe that the men were working near a boiler at the property when the explosion occurred. The incident sparked a large fire, which took local fire fighters almost an hour to extinguish.

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Ontario, Canada

Construction worker crushed by large steel pipe

A civil construction worker was killed on Monday morning at a road construction site in Markham, approximately 30km (20 miles) north of Toronto. According to local officials, the man was part of a three man crew installing a large section of gas pipeline when the pipe rolled and crushed the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Another worker was taken to a local hospital suffering from shock.

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Nilai, Malaysia

Worker killed, trapped in machinery

A 38 year old worker was killed on Monday afternoon at water tank manufacturing facility in Nilai, approximately 50km (30 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur. The man is believed to have been working alone when he became trapped in an industrial mixer at the facility. He was declared dead at the scene.

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Illinois, USA

Worker killed, struck by forklift

The US government safety authority is investigating the death of a 59 year old worker last Thursday afternoon at a suburban manufacturing plant south of Chicago after the man was fatally struck by a forklift. Local reports claim that the man was on foot when he was struck by a reversing forklift at the site. The man was taken to a local hospital but later died from his injuries. The operator of the forklift has not been charged.

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Province of Grosseto, Italy

Farmer crushed in vehicle roll-over

A 19 year old farmer was killed last Friday in a tractor roll-over incident on a farm near Civitella Paganico, approximately 100km (65 miles) south of Florence. The man was working alone at the time of the incident, and it is not yet known how the incident occurred. His body was found the following day crushed under a tractor.

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Kazan, Russia

Construction worker killed in scaffold collapse

A 48 year old construction worker was killed on Monday at the construction site of a residential complex in Kazan after falling 7 floors in a scaffolding collapse incident. The man was working from a suspended scaffolding platform when the structure fell. Local authorities are now reportedly pursuing a criminal case against the construction company for violating safety rules during construction works.

Henan Province, China

17 Construction workers killed, 23 injured in building collapse

The collapse of a two storey building under construction in the central province of Henan, approximately 150km (95 miles) south of the provincial capital Zhengzhou, has resulted in the death of 17 workers and injury of 23 others. The incident occurred during renovation works at the site on Friday afternoon whilst works were being completed to shore up the structure.

Local reports claim that workers were using a hoisting jack to push up a corner of the first floor of the structure when the collapse occurred. Most of the victims were crushed by falling sections of concrete. Of the 23 workers injured, 9 remain in a critical condition in a local hospital.

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New York, USA

Worker killed in building collapse

A 20 year old worker was killed on Friday morning in the partial collapse of a building being demolished in New York City. The man was one of 19 workers that had been engaged to demolish the eight story structure, although a lawyer for the building owners has insisted that no demolition works were being undertaken at the time of the incident.

Five of the lower floors collapsed in the incident trapping two workers in the lower areas. The second worker trapped in the rubble was recovered by emergency services and taken to a local hospital in a serious but stable condition. The deceased worker was found trapped in the basement area of the building with traumatic head injuries. The cause of the collapse is as yet unknown.

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İzmir, Turkey

Worker killed in refinery explosion

A maintenance worker was killed last Tuesday in an explosion at a large petrochemical facility in Aliağa, approximately 55kms (32miles) north of the port city of İzmir in the country’s west.

The worker was performing welding operations at the facility when an explosion occurred. According to witnesses, the man was consumed in a fireball, receiving significant burns to his body. He was taken to a nearby hospital but later died from his injuries.

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Perm, Russia

Worker crushed at chemical manufacturing facility

A 27 year old man was killed last Thursday evening at a chemical manufacturing facility in Perm, approximately 1,450km (900 miles) east north east of Moscow. According to local reports the man was using an overhead crane to load a reactor with a 2,000kg (4,400lb) batch of salts. During the lifting operations the load of salts broke free from the lifting hook and crushed the man against the side of an adjacent reactor. Local authorities have reported the cause of death as mechanical asphyxia.

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Rostov, Russia

Man killed by falling section of crane

A 58 year old construction worker was killed on Friday morning at a construction site in the City of Rostov near the border with Ukraine in the far south of the country. For reasons unknown, the boom of a crawler crane collapsed at the site striking and killing the man instantly.

It is the third crane collapse incident in the country in the past week following the death of four people in Omsk last Monday and the injury of a worker in Krasnodar on Wednesday.

Guangxi, China

1 Worker killed and 13 injured in stage collapse

The collapse of a concert stage under construction at a sports complex in the city of Nanning has claimed the life of one worker and injured 13 others. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon as workers were constructing the stage for a concert at the complex on Saturday night. Initially, the lighting collapsed, which is believed to have triggered the collapse of the remaining sections of the stage.

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Parana, Brazil

Farmer killed in tractor rollover

A 50 year old farmer was killed on Thursday afternoon at a property in Ponta Grossa, approximately 500km (300 miles) south west of Sao Paulo. According to reports from the local emergency services, the man was operating the tractor close to a hillside when it tipped over throwing the man to the ground. The tractor came to rest on top of the man killing him. He was declared dead at the scene.

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Saratov, Russia

Worker killed in trench collapse

A 61 year old construction worker was killed on Wednesday at a civil construction site North of Saratov after a trench collapsed on him. The man was working on his own in the trench at the time of the incident. Three other workers at the site were on a break and had returned to find the man buried to his chest and unresponsive. Despite the efforts of his co-workers to rescue him, the man was declared dead after being transported to a nearby medical facility.

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West Java, Indonesia

5 Mine workers killed in collapse

The bodies of 5 miners have been recovered after a collapse at an unlicensed gold mine in West Java, approximately 50km (30 miles) south of the country’s capital. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at a mine that had been shut down by regulators in September, in part due to inadequate safety standards. Illegal mining operations had continued despite the closure, with local police claiming that 12 workers had been sneaking into the area to mine in a pit approximately half a meter wide (one and a half feet) and of depths varying between 10 and 30 metres (33 – 98ft). Another 7 workers remain missing presumed dead.

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Naples, Italy

Construction worker killed in roof collapse

A 41 year old construction worker was killed on Thursday during renovation works at the Second University of Naples. Local media reports that the man became trapped under rubble after a section of roofing collapsed. Local emergency crews recovered the man’s body but he was declared dead at the scene.

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Florida, USA

Construction worker injured in fall from roof

A 30 year old construction worker suffered a broken leg, head injuries and internal bleeding after falling 8m (25ft) from a roof on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at a residential construction site in Palm Beach. He was airlifted to a local hospital in an unconscious but stable condition.

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Texas, USA

Construction worker injured in fire

A 57 year old construction worker was injured on Thursday in a fire at a residential construction site south east of Corpus Christi. The man sustained burns to his arms and head when the equipment he was operating burst into flames. He was taken to a nearby medical facility with non-life threatening injuries.

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