MARCH 30, 2015
WOODBURY, NC
A North Carolina fire official blames a lawn mower's leaky
gas line for an explosion that has left former First Selectman Gerald D. Stomski
hospitalized in critical condition.
Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins says
it happened at a single-story home at 31 Twin Oaks Road. Collins said the fire
was contained mainly to the garage.
Collins explained the tenant was working on a lawn mower in
the garage. During that time, there was a gas leak leading to an explosion. He
suffered significant burns and was taken to the Burn Center in Chapel Hill. At
this time, his condition is unknown.
Collins says investigators have ruled the incident
accidental and estimate damages to be about $30,000.
"It was just an accident," Pender County Emergency
Management Director Tom Collins said of his preliminary finding. "One of
those things that just sometimes occurs. A lot of people don't realize how
volatile gasoline is."
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FORMER WOODBURY FIRST SELECTMAN STOMSKI IN CRITICAL
CONDITION
WOODBURY, NC
Former First Selectman Gerald D. Stomski is in critical
condition at North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, according to a University of
North Carolina Health Care spokesman.
WWAY-3 News reported a garage explosion at a home in Hampstead, N.C., Friday morning involving an occupant working on a lawn mower. Woodbury resident Ed DeCortin sent an email Sunday saying that Stomski was being treated for "potentially life-threatening burns."
A spokesman for Pender County Emergency Management was not immediately available to provide details.
Stomski moved to North Carolina last year to join his wife in a home near their daughter Andrea and closer to their son Andrew, who is stationed with the Army in Georgia.
WWAY-3 News reported a garage explosion at a home in Hampstead, N.C., Friday morning involving an occupant working on a lawn mower. Woodbury resident Ed DeCortin sent an email Sunday saying that Stomski was being treated for "potentially life-threatening burns."
A spokesman for Pender County Emergency Management was not immediately available to provide details.
Stomski moved to North Carolina last year to join his wife in a home near their daughter Andrea and closer to their son Andrew, who is stationed with the Army in Georgia.
Be careful when you handle flammable liquids such as
gasoline. They will explode or catch
fire and then you will go to meet your ancestors. The same holds true when you handle all types
of flammable or explosive material: natural gas, propane, kerosene, diesel, and
so on.
Source: http://www.rep-am.com/wwway-3 news