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Explosion during controlled burn injures man in Lakeland

Heard on: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
03:03
00:00
Twenty-two and nine engine two in place of station twenty-eight burns (number withheld) Hancock Lake Road.
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Hancock Lake Rd, Lakeland, FL 33812
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an apparent explosion during a controlled burn near Hancock Lake Road in Lakeland. A 31-year-old man sustained facial and body burns. Fire units reported the situation under control, and a helicopter was placed on standby for medical transport.

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