Randall Erwin Recovers From Burn Surgery

Randall Erwin, executive director of the Little Dixie Community Action Agency and former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, is recuperating from surgery for burns received in an explosion and fire Sunday morning at his cabin near Nashoba. Erwin was airlifted to Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, where surgery at the Burn Center began this morning. At mid-afternoon, a family member told TMRO he is in a recovery room and is in stable condition after hours in the operating room. He was burned over 28 percent of his body by hot grease and debris from the stove he was near when it exploded. His wife, Dianne, was burned on 16 percent of her body and daughter Brittany was burned over 38 percent of her body. Erwin was fixing breakfast for the family when two explosions blew the cabin apart. Investigators believe the twin blasts were caused by escaping propane, but details remain sketchy. By the time firefighters arrived, the cabin was totally engulfed. Windows were blown out and glass littered the yard. The three injured members of the family were driven to a local hospital by family members for emergency treatment. Erwin was airlifted almost immediately; his wife and daughter were later transferred to Hillcrest as well. Photo: Randall, wife Dianne and daughter Brittany

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