JUNE 2, 2015
OSCODA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Two men are in the hospital after an explosion in Oscoda
County Monday. The incident happened
near Mio on Cherry Creek Road around 5:30 p.m.
The sheriff's department says a 24-year-old man finished his
yard work and pulled his lawn mower into the garage.
Shortly after shutting the mower off, it ignited some vapors
and exploded.
The man, Kyle Wright, actually caught fire.
His father, Terry Wright, saw him and threw him into a
nearby pond.
He then extinguished a small fire in the garage caused by
the explosion.
Kyle received burns to a large portion of his body and is
being treated at a downstate hospital.
His condition is listed as serious.
Terry also received injuries to his hands and arms.