Kinston Burn Victim Takes 'Miracle' Trip Home

    July 25, 2003
    Jim Edwards was badly burned six months ago in the explosion at the West Pharmaceuticals Plant in Kinston, NC. Friday, he left the hospital for the first time.
    Jim Edwards was badly burned six months ago in the explosion at the West Pharmaceuticals Plant in Kinston, NC. Friday, he left the hospital for the first time.

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