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Friday, February 22, 2008

10th burn victim dies

The Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta is reporting that one of its 16 patients burned in the Imperial Sugar Co. explosion died this afternoon. Thirteen Imperial Sugar Co. patients from the February 7th explosion remain in critical condition, and two in serious condition. A memorial service for the ten Imperial Sugar Co. employees, who died as a result of the explosion, will be held at the Savannah Civic Center tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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