Crime & Safety
Navy SEAL Among Those Injured in Explosion at Homecoming Event
A man returning from Afghanistan and his friend suffered serious burns at a homecoming party in Pennsylvania.
A Navy SEAL returning home from Afghanistan and his friend suffered serious burns from an explosion that occurred in Upper Moreland, Pa. Friday night.
According to ABC.com, the 31-year-old Navy SEAL Pasquale Troisi will be in a medically induced coma for three weeks and is expected to remain at Temple University Hospital for three months with 77-percent of his body burned.
The friend, 26-year-old Stephen Klink, suffered injuries while trying to extinguish the flames.
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According to police, a freestanding front-loading fireplace exploded setting the man on fire. Investigators say someone had poured gasoline onto the fire to get the wet logs to burn.
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Troisi had just returned to his hometown of Warminster on Thursday night, according to the ABC report.
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