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Waitsburg man recovering from burn accident

WAITSBURG–A Waitsburg man, Mark Leroue Jr., is recovering from third-degree burns at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle following a March 11 explosion at Nancy’s Dream Garden Center on Second Street.

Leroue, 34, was helping insulate a 10-foot by 10-foot shed when something sparked an explosion and the blast blew the door shut, trapping Leroue inside with the flames.

Doug Biolo reacted to the so...