Plumber continues recovery from burns sustained in June flash fire in Casper

The young plumber felt his flesh burning.

Justin Daniels walked past several windows, but he didnt look into any of them. Just knowing the skin on his face was charred was bad enough. He didnt want to see it.

He moved quickly with his arms held out in front of him. Puffy blisters started to form on his limbs. He didnt want to cause more pain by bumping his arms into a wall.

Justin reached the exit of Meadow Wind Assisted Living center, where he had been working on a natural gas line, and climbed into an ambulance waiting for him.

Medics cut off the plumbers clothing and poured saline onto his skin to cool him. The liquid was a cold relief.

Four weeks after the June 6 accident, Justin is on his way to a full recovery from second-degree burns on his arms, neck and face. Only the remnants of a burn on the right side of his neck are visible. He keeps his burnt arms covered in gauze.

Fire investigators, meanwhile, are still looking for the cause of the flash fire that injured the man with 10 years experience in plumbing.

I thought I was going to look rough, Justin said. The healing process has just blown me away. I look in the mirror and smile.

I totally believe in miracles now for sure."

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Plumber continues recovery from burns sustained in June flash fire in Casper