Firefighters respond to reports of a structure fire at a home on Canyon View Drive and find a man with his legs on fire, Santa Clara, Utah, Jan. 10, 2017 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News
SANTA CLARA — A Santa Clara man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after his legs caught on fire in his home on Canyon View Drive.
“We were dispatched to a structure fire,” Santa Clara Fire Department Chief Dan Nelson said. “While en route we were notified there was a gentleman on fire. The police department had extinguished the gentleman just before we arrived.”
The man appeared to be the homeowner, Nelson said.
”There was no further fire found in the house,” Nelson said. “He was transported to (Dixie Regional Medical Center) in St. George with very serious burns to his legs.”
Nelson later said the man had been flown to University Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Nelson said.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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Firefighters respond to reports of a structure fire at a home on Canyon View Drive and find a man with his legs on fire, Santa Clara, Utah, Jan. 10, 2017 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
Firefighters respond to reports of a structure fire at a home on Canyon View Drive and find a man with his legs on fire, Santa Clara, Utah, Jan. 10, 2017 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
Firefighters respond to reports of a structure fire at a home on Canyon View Drive and find a man with his legs on fire, Santa Clara, Utah, Jan. 10, 2017 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
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A native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Ric was bitten by the news bug as a staff writer and associate editor of the Palisades High School Tideline. After school he entered the media as a radio personality, both playing music and reporting news. Ric moved to St. George in the 1980s and was the morning personality on all three major AM stations in town. An avid amateur radio operator, Ric is looking for a good band to play in, as he plays keyboards, bass and guitar. Ric, who currently is working on developing a lifestyle that doesn't require his presence, lives in the center of St. George with his partner Terri, two snoring dogs and too many neurotic cats.
Well it’s not every day you can walk into somebody’s house and see their leg on fire ! Well I hope he heals up soon