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Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion
Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support is surging for a 28-year-old Perth Amboy man who was seriously burned in a gas explosion in his garage last month. More than $58,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Aug. 10 for David Wiessler, an ROTC grad and former U.S. Army EOD officer. Wiessler was airlifted with burns on his arms and legs to the hospital from his Barry Avenue home around 7:15 a.m. on July 27, CBS2 reports. Fire officials were investigating gas appliances due to the vapor explosion. Wiessler had one skin graft surgery on Aug. 5 and remained sedated the following day, the campaign says. "David i…
CONFIRMED: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire CONFIRMED: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire
Confirmed: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire UPDATE: A fire apparently ignited by a gas explosion at a Wayne home killed three people, authorities confirmed Tuesday morning. Firefighters responding to initial reports of occupants trapped found the windows blown out and flames consuming the 1½-story wood-frame house on Jackson Avenue just after 6 p.m. "I live 3 houses away. Heard an explosion of glass and ran outside and called 911," Gina Amelia Sasso wrote soon afterward. "House was up in seconds. It was so scary." It took under an hour to knock down the main body of the blaze, which apparently broke out in the rear of the home. It …