A male employee of the Bluffton Fat Patties restaurant was flown to a burn center in Augusta after sustaining injuries in what firefighters are calling a flash fire on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. and was caused by a piece of equipment, according to Capt. Randy Hunter of the Bluffton Township Fire District.
“It was not a true explosion,” Hunter said. “It was a flash fire from a piece of equipment.”
A fire marshal was at the scene on Wednesday afternoon to determine the cause of the fire, and the restaurant was evacuated, Hunter said.