Two days after the May 19^th hotel explosion in downtown San Diego, two of the injured construction workers had surgery for temporary skin grafts. Doctors at the UCSD
Medical Center burn unit are still keeping the patients in drug-induced comas for another two weeks to control pain. They may be ready to get permanent skin grafts by next week. A third victim who was burned on over 40% of his body is still too swollen to undergo surgery. All three patients are still in considered to be in critical condition. A fourth construction worker is still admitted at Scripps Mercy Hospital with orthopedic injuries. Thirteen people were injured in the blast that firefighters believe was caused by flames from a water heater or electrical spark igniting natural gas that had been leaking into the mechanical room. The complete investigation could take up to six months.

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