Video: 2 Workers Severely Burned By 'Fireball'

Two workers sustained severe burns after being surrounded by a "fireball" when a hydraulic fluid line burst at an industrial supplier in Rochester, NY.

WHEC
Aug 7, 2018

Two workers sustained severe burns after being surrounded by a "fireball" when a hydraulic fluid line burst at an industrial supplier in Rochester, NY.

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