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Ottumwa man dies after being burned in fire
A 40-year-old Ottumwa man has died after being burned in an accidental fire outside his home.
The Ottumwa Courier reports that Scott Robinson died Sunday evening at an Iowa City hospital.
Ottumwa Fire Deputy Chief Cory Benge says Robinson was attending a small recreational fire outside his home on Saturday evening when he added some gasoline out of a can. The additional gas exploded into flames that spread to ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 7:56 pm
A 40-year-old Ottumwa man has died after being burned in an accidental fire outside his home.
The Ottumwa Courier reports that Scott Robinson died Sunday evening at an Iowa City hospital.
Ottumwa Fire Deputy Chief Cory Benge says Robinson was attending a small recreational fire outside his home on Saturday evening when he added some gasoline out of a can. The additional gas exploded into flames that spread to Robinson.
Benge says Robinson suffered burns to 80 percent of his body.
