Injured Pennsylvania Firefighter Recovering from Flashover

Staff Writer cstauffer@lnpnews.com It's difficult for Andre Kelley to say what he remembers about Feb. 18, the day a ball of flame engulfed him and almost took his life. "I've had different dreams about it," says Kelley, his voice quiet and gentle. "It's hard to remember what was real and what wasn't." He remembers going up a flight of steps. And "oceans and waves of flames." After that, nothing, until he came to in a hospital bed, fighting to pull a tube out of his throat. A...

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Injured Pennsylvania Firefighter Recovering from Flashover

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