Crime & Safety

Man Recovering From Explosion At FishHawk Baseball Fields

A buildup of propane gas flashed and caused first- and second-degree burns to the man's face, arms and legs.

After being burned during a propane gas explosion at the FishHawk baseball fields, 22-year-old James Tzilvelis is recovering. Tzilvelis is "back in full capacity" this week, according to the Formaggio's Facebook page.

Someone with Formagio's posted to the page:

"James is back this week at full capacity and is definitely feeling great about ALL the support he got across the entire neighborhood and all the Formaggios fans that were genuinely concerned."

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"ALL YOUR well wishes were appreciated. Its definitely a chapter in our lives that we will always look back at and count our blessings. ALSO, I like to believe we learned a few things from a point of SAFETY without paying a severe price."

The post ends by saying that James was "extremely energetic" when reading the supportive comments made by memebers of the community.

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