Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1993 Page: 1 of 14
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At its monthly meeting, the
T exan Trlwportation Commis-
sion proved increasing the
approach to the bridge,*1 said
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ty,” commented State Represen-
tative. Bernard Erickson (R«
Burleson), ,
Man burned critically
in industrial flash fire
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victim of a propane fire en route to a waiting helicopter. David Peugh, 50,
of Tex and Chuck's Butane Company, was injured Wednesday morning
when propane ignited as he was filling a bottle at Palm Harbor Homes.
BY SALLY ELLERTSON
^ A 50-year-old employee of Tex
and Chuck's Butane Compahy from
Fort Worth was severely burned Wed-
nesday morning in a propane gas fire
while working behind Palm Harbor
Homes in Burleson.
David Peugh was flown to Park-
land Hospital's bum center in Dallas
via Care Flite. Asofpresstime.be
was in critical condition with second
degree bums to 33 percent of his
body. The bums are to his face, head,
tnd upper and lower extremities,
according to a Parkland representa-
tive.
Burleson Fire Marshal Stacy
Singleton said he was calling the rail-
road commission in to investigate
what happened since the accident
involved propane gas.
According to the Burleson Po-
lice Department's press release, the
call for help from Palm Harbor
Homes, located on401S JE. Burleson
Blvd., came in at 11:56a.m. on Wed-
nesday, Aug. 25. The caller said the
victim was on fire. The Burleson
Police, Burleson Fire Department,
MedStar Ambulance, and Care Flite
responded to the scene.
The incident was not an explo-
sion perse, but instead a "flash igni-
tion Ore," according to Burleson Fire
Chief Kerry Kinney.
Singleton said Peugh was re-
portedly filling propane bottles when
the accident occurred. He had pulled
the hose off the tanker truck and was
filling the bottles for a forklift when
the flash ignition fire occurred.
When firefighters arrived on the
scene to extinguish the fire and assist
MedStar with the victim, they found
a dumpster on fire and the wiring to
the propane truck, which had shut
itself off, was on fire. The fire scene
was located behind the main build-
ing. The dumpster had reportedly
been sitting next to the area of the ex-
plosion. There was a leaking propane
bottle up by the back of the building
and a box inside the door was also
burning.
"The witnesses found the victim ,
out by the propane bottles," Single-
ton said.
The victim was inside the build-
ing when firefighters arrived. Care
Flite landed on the service road at
about 12:29 pm. and after a quick
assessment, flew the victim to Park- .
land. ‘‘v
Singleton said the railroad com-
mission said, "they would get their
investigation done at a later date."
Firefighter on road to recovery
8 weeks after two-car accident
Homemaker School
Coming Up Soon
Lucinda Kanny, the nome economist wno win once again bring the
Homemaker School to Burleson this year, was in town recently to get
things ready for the Sept 30 event Here, she meets with Dan McKinney1
of Bransom's Food Market to discuss some of the sponsoring brands.
Cookie contest added to 'School
Can't get a date?
You'd better find one—a pack-
age of them, in fact—and mix them
with some other ingredients so you'll
have a chance to win the cookie
contest that's a highlight of this year's
Homemaker School sponsored by the
Burleson Star and its sister newspa-
pers, the Crowley Review, the Joshua
Tribune, and the Keene Reporter.
The "90's Lifestyle Cookie Con-
test" will be conducted in conjunc-
tion with the 1993 Homemaker
School scheduled Thursday, Sept. 30
at the Huguley Health Club.
"All area residents who take pride
in their homemade cookies are urged
to enter the contest,” said Home
Economist Lucinda Kahny, who will
be back this year to emcee the al-
ways-popular program.
Entering is simple, sheexplained.
"Bake a dozen cookies using a
favorite recipe with Dromedary Dates
as one of the cookie ingredients.
Submit and deliver your dozen home-
made cookies to the administrative
office of the four newspapers, 319 N.
Burleson Blvd. (west service road of
Please see SCHOOL, Page 8
: Little Red ;
: Schoolhouse:
•••••••••••••••••a
Through the generosity of local
businesses, civic groups, churches,
and individuals, 104 families were
helped through the Little Red School-
house program this year.
Out of those 104 families, 231
children—118 boys and 113 girls—
went back to school that first day
with a new set of clothes and all of the
necessary school supplies.
According to the figures com-
piled by co-directors Marty Metheny
and Peggy Gibson, 41 dresses, 177
shirts, 177 pants, 224 pairs of shoes,
595 pairs of socks, 597pairs of under-
wear, and 124 school supplies were
distributed to needy families Aug. 12
■ at the Harvest House.
The Little Red Schoolhouse is a
branch of the Harvest House, which
is part of the Burleson Ministerial
Alliance Auxiliary. Another similar
offshoot of Harvest House is the Hol-
iday Friends program, which ensures
that each needy child has presents
under the tree at Christmas. Metheny
and Gibson also head up this pro-
gram.
People donated over $5,700 for
volunteers to purchase clothes and
school supplies and still otherspicked
angels from the schoolhouses set up
at B ransoms, Wal Mart, and K mart,
and filled each child's wish list Once
again, Burlesonites came through
when they were needed!
Sixth youth arrested
in burglary of home
BY SALLY ELLERTSON
It's been just shy of eight weeks
since a Burleson volunteer firefighter
and his family were injured in a two-
vehicle accident in Rendon that left
him severely injured.
But, Steve Burchette is on the
road to recovery, thanks to a lot of
perseverance and help from local
people.
Burchette doesn't remember any-
about the July 3 accident in
the Hyundai Burchette was
driving was hit broadside byapickup
driven by a 19-year-old Burleson
man. Burchette was in the driver's
seat, his wife Misty was in the pas-
senger seat, and their twogirls—both
younger than 4 years old— were in
the back in car seats.
"She (Misty) remembers most
of it but I don't remember anything
from the time we turned off FM1187
to the week later when I woke up in
ICU," Burchette said. "It happened
on a Saturday night and I woke up on
Monday, over a week later."
Thataccident left Misty and 3-1/
2-year-old Stormy both with broken
collarbones and Misty also with a
lacerated liver which has since healed.
Two-year-old Sunny only suffered
cuts and bruises.
But, Steve took the brunt of the
impact. He broke his lower jaw, left
hip, pelvic boiie, and two ribs. One
lung collapsed and he had his spleen
removed. His jaw was wired, with
the wire taken out Aug. 12, and his
leg was put into traction to help set
the hip and pelvic bones.
Surprisingly, those bones have
healed, Burchette said after visiting
with his doctors Aug. 23.
"He pretty much said my hip is
healed as far as he's concerned," Steve
said. "I found out I can start putting
20 pounds of weight on my leg and I
can double that weight every week."
Burchette is still on crutches to
ease him into putting all of his weight
on the leg. But he said he will be
1 going backin about four weeks to see
the doctor again and hopes hell be off
the crutches after that.
"It will be 11 weeks then," Bur-
chette said. "I don't know what kind
of range of motion III have with my
leg. I may not get the whole 135
degree bend out of it, but when I
came home I couldn't even bend it.",
A physical therapist comes by'
the house three times a week to work
with Burchette. He also has a ma-
chine that he works his leg out on.
"When I'm on this machine, I
can bend my leg 90 degrees. It's pain-
ful, but it hurts worse when I'm out of
the machine because the muscles are
so weak that they're actually fighting
each other," Burchette said.
Burchette's left leg was put into
traction at Harris Hospital, where he
was taken by Care Flite after the July
3 accident.
"They put the pin all the way
through my leg (above the knee) and -
they had my leg in traction to pull my
femur bone out of my hip socket so it
could heal," Burchette said.
That allowed some calcium to
build upon the bone. Thecalcium has1
connected to some of the muscles of1
the leg so Burchette is having to work
at breaking that loose now.
"They don't want fb scrape the
calcium right now because it could
make the buildup even worse,” Bur-
chette said.
He's been able to eat solid food
for almost two weeks now, but that
may end soon if the jaw has to be re-
broken and re-wired.
"The doctor seems to think (no
x-rays had been taken yet) that the
jaw fracture had moved. He said if<
the swelling goes away [he's only
able u> eat cm one side of his mouth
right now], maybe it will get back to
~Please see THEY, hie 6
BY SALLY ELLERTSON
Johnson County deputies ar-
rested the sixth person, a Crowley
man, last week who was allegedly
involved in an Aug. 6 burglary of a
residence in Burleson.
Kenneth James Minor, 18, of
Crowley was arrested for a felony
burglary warrant at about 3:15 p.m.
on Friday, Aug. 20, on FM 1902.
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Minor is one of six people—four
adults and two juveniles—who are
reportedly part of a well-known gang
based in Joshua. Burlesonpoliceoffi-
cers arrested the other five in the vi-
cinity of the crime on Aug. 6.
Michael James Jordan, 18, Wil-
liam Earl Taylor III, 18, Alfonso
Bustillos n, 16, and two juveniles—.
both 15 year old males—were ar-
rested at 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 6. The.
adults were booked on charges of en-
gaging in organized criminal activity
, (burglary of a residence) and evading
arrest. The juveniles were taken into
custody for burglary of a residence
and evading arrest
According to the Burleson Po-'
lice Department, the district attor-
ney's office opted to drop the "engag-
ing in organized criminal activity"
part of the charge and instead filed
felony burglary charges against the
adults.
According to the police report,
the six faced their way into a 15-
year-old female victim's house and
wanted to know where the valuables i
and money were kepL The incident;
began about4:30p.m. and the victim
called 9-1-1 at about 5:40 p.m.
The victim said she knew the
suspects, who are involved in a
Joshua-area gang, from when she and
her family lived in that city. The vic-
tim's family had been harassed after
the victim disassociated with the sus-
pects. Complaints from the victim
and her family had been lodged with
the Joshua Police Department. The
victim said they moved to Burleson
to get away from the gang members.
According to thereport, the two
juveniles held the victim down and
fondled her while the other suspects
looked on. The police found bruising
on the victim's arms.
Money may have beerf taken
from ajar at the residence. Two com-
pact discs woe also taken. The discs,
were later recovered when the offi-
cers did an inventory of the tan 1985 '
Oldsmobile Cutlass the suspects used.
Burglary of a residence is a first
degree felony. Punishment for con-
viction of a first degree felony is five-
99 years in prison and an optional1
fine Of no more than $10,000.
They're On
The Mend
Almost eight weeks after a two-vehicle accident, the Burchette family is
still on the mend. Steve, a Burleson volunteer firefighter, was the most
seriously injured, with a broken hip, broken pelvic bone, broken jaw, two
broken ribs, a collapsed long, and a spleen that had to be removed. His
wife, Misty, had a broken collar bone and lacerated liver, both of which
have healed. Three-and-oae-half-yenr-old Stormy also suffered a bro-
ken collarbone. Two-year-old Sunny only suffered cuts and bruises.
Pictured (1-r) are Steve, Sunny, Misty, and Stormy Burchette.
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Ellertson, Sally. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1993, newspaper, August 26, 1993; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761877/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.