Savannah explosion victim flown to Joseph M. Still Burn Center

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Savannah explosion victim flown to Joseph M. Still Burn Center

By NBCAugusta Staff

Story Published: Jul 2, 2008 at 2:41 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2008 at 2:41 PM EST

A victim of a Gulfstream Aerospace explosion is getting treatment at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital. The patient is in critical condition.

The patient, who's name is not being released, was first treated at Memorial University Medical Center before he was airlifted to the Burn Center Wednesday afternoon.

A company official says two contractors were performing leak testing on oxygen bottles inside a building, when a flash fire happened around 3am. Officials say the two contractors and a Gulfstream employee who tried to help all suffered burn injuries.

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