2 Workers Seriously Burned in Explosion
From Staff and Wire Reports
Two workers spraying primer on kitchen cabinets suffered serious burns Friday when a water-heater pilot light caused an explosion, authorities said.
One suffered second- and third-degree burns to 60% of his body, and the other suffered first- and second-degree burns to 20% of his body, according to the La Verne Fire Department.
The explosion, which blew out some windows, occurred just before 5 p.m. in a house in the 2700 block of Grove Street.
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