Posted: August 04, 2015
By Sophie Nielsen-Kolding, Collier County reporter
EAST NAPLES, FL -
A man was seriously injured in a flash fire at an East Naples warehouse Tuesday morning.
Greater Naples Fire Rescue says the man was working on a boat in the warehouse when flames shot up from the area he was focusing on.
"The patient has been transported up to Lee County Memorial... it appears he has first and second-degree burns over 20-percent of his body," said Chief Kingman Schuldt.
The fire chief says a flash fire like that is usually indicative of a vapor or gas that has built up in the engine.
There was no damage to the structure. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the incident.
The victim, who is reportedly about 20-years-old, is being transferred to the Burn Unit at Tampa General Hospital.