Authorities say Iowa worker died at Nebraska burn center
LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a man burned in a fire at a northwest Iowa hog confinement has died. Le Mars Fire-Rescue says 38-year-old Jorge Orozco died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Burn Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He’d been flown there after being taken in a private vehicle on Sept. 30 to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars.
Officials say Orozco lived in Sioux City. The hog operation sits about 5 miles (8 kilometers) northwest of Le Mars.
Officials say Orozco and another man had been inside a building, using a power washer to clean it.
Orozco left the building to refuel the power washer engine, and he spilled gas on himself and the machine.
The vapors ignited, burning Orozco.
