Broward explosion cost man an arm and part of a leg, and rescue says it saved his life
An explosion Monday morning at a Lauderhill junkyard cost a man his arm and part of a leg, Lauderhill Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Levy said.
Levy said when fire rescue workers answering multiple 911 calls about an explosion got to 1701 NW 31st Ave. they found a middle-aged man with an amputated arm and a partially amputated leg. His life was saved, at least for the moment, by tourniquets applied by an EMS worker.
He was helicoptered to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The 10:25 a.m. explosion, according to Lauderhill Fire Rescue, involved a healthcare grade oxygen cylinder and is being investigated by Lauderhill Fire Rescue, Lauderhill police, the state Fire Marshal and the ATF.
The scrap yard at 1701 NW 31st Ave. has two businesses listed there with the same phone number: Resource Scrap Metal of Lauderhill and International Global Metals. Neither business picked up the phone Monday afternoon for comment.
Broward County Property Records say the lot is owned by 1701 NW 31 LLC, a company that state records indicate is based in Palm Beach Gardens and managed by Charles Lomangino.
“He had severe injuries, complete amputation of his arm and partial amputation of his leg,” Levy said. “The quick life-saving measures of that EMS supervisor was able to probably stop the bleeding.”
This story was originally published February 14, 2022 at 2:11 PM.
