CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An explosion at a Crescent Township business Thursday afternoon sent one man to the hospital with serious burns, police said.
The explosion happened at Premier Pan on McGovern Boulevard around 5:45 p.m.
"When we arrived, there was still smoke billowing from building number three," said police Officer Jay Griffith.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim lying in front of the business with second- and third-degree burns to his chest, arms and face.
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Investigators said the glazing machine exploded, throwing hot liquid on the victim and walls of the building, igniting them.
Police said it was the quick actions of workers Sharon Chverchko, Mike Bradley, sam Disney and a forklift worker named Gus, who used fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames and prevented further damage to the business. They also helped get the victim out of the building.
"They pretty much cleared the fire and cleared the victim from the building before emergency services even got there," Griffith said.
"They were all level-headed when we showed up there. Because of that, they were able to make logical decisions on safety, evacuating the people from the building and the victim from the building. ... Their actions probably saved more damage and the fire from spreading."
Investigators tell Channel 11 the victim is 20 years old. His condition is unknown.
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