PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- A construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after a water pipe explosion in Pasco County.
According to the Pasco County Fire Rescue, a construction crew ruptured a high-pressure water line, causing the pipe to explode at an industrial area near Curley Road and Kiefer Road in Wesley Chapel.
The explosion amputated one of the construction workers' arms, firefighters said.
#ALERT: On scene of an industrial accident in the area of Curley Rd and Kiefer Rd in Wesley Chapel. A construction crew ruptured a high pressure water line and it exploded. The explosion amputated one of the workers arms, and he was airlifted as a trauma alert. #PCFRNews pic.twitter.com/mLZPeGxpB4
— Pasco Fire Rescue (@PascoFireRescue) April 16, 2020
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