Electrical worker on ‘road to recovery’ after New Carlisle Amazon data center fire

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Electrical worker on ‘road to recovery’ after New Carlisle

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data center fire

One man injured at the 

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 data center last month is recovering from his injuries, a representative of his union told The Tribune.

A small workplace fire that broke out in the 31100 block of Edison Road around 11:30 a.m. April 24 injured two men who were treated on the scene by the

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and then airlifted to the hospital for treatment of their “severe” injuries.

One of the injured men is an electrical worker, Mike Leda, a business manager with

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, confirmed May 21. Leda told The Tribune no one died in the incident and that the electrical worker is “on the road to recovery.”

Leda chose not to comment further on the man’s condition out of respect for the family, he said. Leda did not provide any information regarding the second man injured.

New Carlisle Fire Assistant Chief Chad Hess confirmed the victims were two men, but did not give their ages. He did not provide an update on their condition, citing the inability to keep in contact with speciality hospitals outside their reach with whom they don’t have an existing relationship.

When asked what the victims’ injuries were on the scene, whether the men suffered from burns or smoke inhalation, Hess said only that their injuries were severe.

Ongoing investigation

The fire and workplace incident are currently under the investigation of New Carlisle Fire Department, fire investigators with the 

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 and the 

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. IOSHA confirmed on April 29 that a safety compliance inspection is in progress but said it doesn’t comment on ongoing investigations.

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