One Worker Killed, Another Injured in Manhattan Fire Extinguisher Explosion

On the morning of Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 35-year-old worker Victor Pando was killed, and his 26-year-old colleague injured when a fire extinguisher exploded at the Morgan General Mail Facility at 341 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. The two men were injured by shrapnel that flew everywhere when the fire extinguisher exploded. Pando was struck in the neck with a piece of shrapnel; he was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital, but tragically died of his injuries. His colleague, who was struck less severely, was transported to Bellevue Hospital. The younger worker’s injuries are […]