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Show Hot Tar Burns an In Layton LAYTON - An apparent explosion of a pressure hose caused a bucket of hot tar to be splashed over the face and arms of an 18-year-old roofer. AARON HOESCELL, of Kearns, an employee of Utah Tile and Roofing Co., Salt Lake City, was treated at the scene by Davis County paramedics and then taken to Davis North Medical Center. He was later transferred to a Salt Lake City hospital and has since been i eleased. INVESTIGATING officers said the man was working atop a building in the Layton Mall when he attempted to unclog a hose leading from the bucket of tar when pressure pres-sure built up in the hose and apparently caused a small explosion which sprayed hot tar over a wide area. Witnesses said no other workers were close enough to be splashed with the tar. grb |