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Firefighter Hurled Back by Huge Unexpected Blast Lives to Tell the Tale

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Bodycam footage provided courtesy of the Limestone Police Department shows the nail-biting moment when firefighter Scott Patten was blown clear off his feat by an unexpected explosion while responding to a blaze in Limestone, Maine on Thursday. Scott received first and second degree burns to his face and head due to the explosion but has since been released from hospital, surviving the epic blast to tell his unreal tale.

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