A 57-year-old father was walking on a Queens sidewalk when an explosion erupted out of a grate that sent flames several feet high, according to surveillance video obtained by NBC New York.
Barry West was thrown onto his chest, but survived the flames by staggering away from the blast, NBC New York reported. He was walking along Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans to pay a cell phone bill on July 22 at around 5:30 p.m.
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