A wheelchair-bound man was killed in a house fire in
Alexander County Tuesday evening, while his wife sustained severe burns trying
to save him.
The fire broke out in the Stony Point area around 5:30.
75-year-old David Gaines reportedly died from injuries he
received.
Gaines’ wife 74-year-old Alta Gaines was attempting to get
him and his wheelchair to a rear door of the home; however, reports say she
collapsed.
Neighbors, reports say, were able to pull Mr Gaines from the
burning structure; while Ms Gaines, once free from the structure, had sustained
second and third degree burns to 30-percent of her body.
She was then airlifted to Carolinas Medical
Center
Officials with the SBI and Alexander Sheriff’s Office
continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
An electrical malfunction is suspected.
Two rabies cases have been reported in Lincoln County
Animal control officers located the pair of skunks in the Lawndale area – both
tested positive for rabies.
The exposed dogs were up to date on their rabies vaccines
and only required a booster vaccination and home quarantine.
Animal services officials remind pet owners of the
importance of vaccinating dogs, cats, and ferrets over the age of four months.
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration is
allowing the use of drones to fly blood samples across a North Carolina hospital campus.
Short trips between WakeMed buildings in Raleigh began Tuesday in the hospital’s
latest move to expand their roles in business and health care.
The WakeMed program will fly samples one-third of a mile
from a medical park to the main hospital building for lab testing at least six
times a day, five days a week.
The aim is to reduce the time it takes to transport
time-sensitive samples typically taken by ground transport.
NC is one of nine sites participating in the FAA’s pilot
program to integrate the use of drones in new innovations.
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