UPDATED 2:11 PM EDT Jun 03, 2016
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —A construction worker suffered serious burns Friday after falling into hot asphalt while working in Lake County.
Fire officials said they were called to a road resurfacing project on U.S. 27 near Four Corners about 12:30 p.m.
The worker who had fallen into the hot asphalt, had been pulled out by the time rescue crews arrived, the Lake County Fire Department said.
The worker was flown to the burn center at Orlando Regional Medical Center.