A Northern Virginia pastor has died after spending eight days in hospital with extreme burns over 60% of his physique after a fuel canister exploded in his palms throughout a doc burning incident exterior his house.
The explosion occurred Jan. 30 within the yard of Pastor Kevin Corey's townhouse in Fairfax County, inflicting extreme burns.
Corey, 57, was burning paperwork in a hearth at his Newington-area residence when the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Corey beforehand served as youth pastor at Calvary Street Baptist Church in Alexandria however was transitioning to senior pastor. function in one other church.
After the incident, Corey's daughter, Jenna Guercia, offered an replace on the pastor's situation by means of Fb posts.
The daughter shared her father's loss of life final Wednesday.
“We’re so pleased that he’s ache free and his physique is on the mend, however we’re so heartbroken,” she wrote. “There’ll by no means be sufficient phrases to say the impression he had on my life and the lives of so many.”
“We see each message and really feel your love. Thanks all for together with us in prayer throughout this time. Solely the Lord is aware of what’s subsequent, however by His grace we are going to proceed.”
The late pastor and his spouse have been packing at their house with plans to maneuver about 200 miles away to Glasgow, Va., to be nearer to Guercia, in line with ChurchLeaders.com.
Neighbors who heard the fiery incident reported listening to an explosion coming from Corey's house. One neighbor's ring digital camera recorded the incident reside because it occurred and offered footage after the accident.
“You see him add the accelerant, which occurred to be a fuel can. Then you definitely hear this massive explosion and the fuel can was too near the hearth and exploded in his palms,” the neighbor reportedly shared.
“Sadly, the fuel can, it sprayed on him. And then you definately see him fall to the bottom and the hearth simply adopted him and burned.”
The pastor's spouse rushed to his aspect and tried to extinguish the flames with a rug.
“The very last thing you hear on my Ring digital camera is, 'I'm alive, I'm alive,'” the neighbor stated.
After the incident, Guercia introduced on Fb that Corey needed to bear an preliminary process to deal with his burns. After the process, Corey was reportedly out and in of sedation.
Though Guercia described Corey responding to her and her mom's voices and with the ability to squeeze his palms and wiggle his toes, the pastor's situation worsened over the following few days.
He was later placed on dialysis and antibiotics to fight kidney and lung failure. He died combating for his life a couple of days later.
A Meal Prepare was organized to help the household, with a further $11,443 donated to Corey's medical bills and funeral companies.
The household requests that donations be made to Solutions in Genesis apologetics ministry in Corey's honor in lieu of flowers.
A funeral service for Corey can be held at Calvary Street Baptist Church on Friday at Calvary Street Baptist Church.
Nicole Alcindor is a reporter for The Christian Publish.
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