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By Bob Weaver
Annamoriah resident Tony Arthur is in satisfactory condition at
Cabel-Huntington Hospital after being life-flighted from Minnie Hamilton
Health Care Center.
Arthur suffered burns to his arms and face when his tractor mower struck a
gas line Friday night, releasing high-pressured gas. A family spokesperson
said he would be hospitalized at least two weeks. "He was very fortunate,"
they said.
Burned tractor within feet of gas rupture
Arthur clipped a valve pipe with a mower blade in a meadow formerly owned
by Mary Bryner on Annamoriah Creek, about four miles from State Route 16.
The man, a local employee of Dominion Gas, reportedly attempted to retrieve
his tractor as the flames intensified.
The roaring fire spread across the field, the flames reaching nearly thirty
feet into the air shortly after 9 p.m. (SEE Hur Herald picture 6/9/01)
The Grantsville VFD remained on the scene until 5 a.m. Saturday until gas
company employees shut the line down.
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