An arc flash explosion and fire in East Moline, Iowa injured two men last Friday. An article in the Quad-City Times reports on the arc flash explosion. One of the injured men is credited with taking steps that reduced the severity of the results from the arc flash in a power generation facility powered by methane gas. The article reports:

“One of the men was able to get to a fire extinguisher, and he also got to the man who was hurt worse and got him out of the area,� Schnepple said. “He also managed to get to the cut-off and stop the flow of gas. We have a civilian hero out of the deal, for sure.�

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