07/03/2019 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1845 hours on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 3, 2019 the Whitman Fire Department responded to 246 School Street for a report of a person who was burned while using a propane grill. Engine-243, Ambulance-249 and Car-3 responded. Companies arrived to find a 35-year old male victim with first and second degree burns which were suffered reportedly after he disconnected the propane tank from the grill while it was still ignited, causing a flash fire. Boston MedFlight was requested and responded to the Memorial Field landing zone on Essex Street. The victim was transported to the Brigham and Women's Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
