Firefighter Injured At Fire Station When Oxygen Tank Explodes
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Updated: 8:48 AM Sep 26, 2008
Firefighter Injured At Fire Station When Oxygen Tank Explodes
A firefighter is burned when an oxygen tank explodes at the Holmen Fire Department.
Posted: 8:51 AM Sep 25, 2008
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A firefighter is burned when an oxygen tank explodes at the Holmen Fire Department.

Fire officials say the firefighter was filling the tank when there was a spark and it exploded early Thursday.

The firefighter was taken to a La Crosse hospital with burns to the face and hands.

Witnesses say the explosion blew out a window at the fire station and damaged a wall.
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