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1 Dead in NC Hospital Explosion

Preliminary information indicates a fire at a North Carolina hospital that killed a patient and injured three workers occurred during a defibrillation, authorities said, citing a procedure typically used to deliver an electric shock to the heart. Spokesman Jim Jones of the state Department of Health and Human Services said the early information shows a spark and a fire took place during the defibrillation early Tuesday at Durham Regional Hospital. In an email sent by his agency, he did...Full Story
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