PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Northern Arizona family is holding onto hope after a gas explosion left a man with burns across half of his body.
James Gowenlock is in a Phoenix burn unit fighting through severe injuries after what his family says was a gas explosion at a jobsite. His sister, Sarah McGee, said he is known in the Prescott community as a loving uncle and as the Team Rocket Professor, where he teaches kids Pokémon at a local card shop.
“Last Friday I was here at home and I got a call from my mom and she said James has been blown up,” McGee said.
The explosion
McGee said the call came after a gas line explosion at a jobsite near Mayer. According to her, the crew believed the line was shut off, but something went wrong…