BLAST VICTIM REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer A Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. man remained in critical condition Tuesday with second-degree burns suffered the day before in a natural gas explosion at his mobile home. Robert Prince Robert Caskin Prince III, also known as Bobby Prince, is a composer and sound designer. He has worked as an independent contractor for several gaming companies, most notably id Software and Apogee/3D Realms. , 29, suffered burns on his arms and chest, as well as smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. , when an explosion ripped through Prince's unit at the Conejo Mobile-Home Park, where he had resided for about a year, officials said. Neighbors came running, pulled Prince from the unit and doused a fire before firefighters arrived, officials said. Prince was taken to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
On Tuesday, glass still littered the street and covered a nearby car, while charred papers and chairs sat outside Prince's home. Blue tarps covered holes where windows used to be. Prince's unit suffered about $27,000 in damage, according to Sandi Wells, spokeswoman for the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. . Fire investigators had yet to determine what caused the natural gas explosion, Wells said. The initial explosion, and not the brief fire, caused the severe destruction. |
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