Food truck owner recovering after explosion: ‘Blessed I’m still here’

The Brief

• Shareef Shaheed says a food truck exploded during a test run on St. Paul’s East Side.
• The St. Paul Fire Department says three people were hospitalized with severe burns and the cause is still under investigation.
• Shaheed says he and his fiancé are expected to stay at Regions Hospital for weeks while they recover.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A St. Paul food truck owner says he feels lucky to be alive after an explosion during a test run left three people badly burned.

Test run turned explosion

What we know:

Shareef Shaheed said he worked two jobs for 10 years, including one as a cook at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul, to open his own business.

He had bought a used food truck to serve southern comfort food under the name Soul4Life when that plan suddenly changed.…