Crime & Safety

Former First Selectman Stomski Badly Burned in Garage Explosion

The incident occurred in North Carolina. Stomski is undergoing treatment of critical injuries.

Former Woodbury First Selectman Gerald Stomski is in critical condition after a garage explosion at a home in Hampstead, N.C.

The Republican-American reports that an occupant of the home was working on a lawn mower on Friday when the explosion occurred.

Stomski is at North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and is underoging treatment for “potentially life-threatening burns.”

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