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Firefighter severely injured in explosion set to return to work

His injuries were so serious he was given his last rites, now he looks to be back on the job this fall

Phillyburbs.com

FLORENCE, N.J. — Instead of waking up in his own bed, Brian Richardson opened his eyes in a hospital with no idea what he was doing there.

“I knew I was alive,” he said. “I did a quick scan of my arms and legs to see if they were there. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I figured it might have something to do with a fire.”

He was right. In May, Richardson, 33, was one of seven firefighters injured when a tractor-trailer hauling oranges caught fire on Interstate 295.

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