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Here is a local story about the accident
Explosion hurts former Newfield mayor He was injured as he worked at a terminal of his fuel hauling firm. By Sam Wood Inquirer Staff Writer A former mayor of Newfield was critically injured yesterday when a fuel tanker truck he was working on exploded, authorities said.
Everett Marshall III was elected mayor of the 1.7-square-mile Gloucester County town, just north of Vineland, in 1982 and served for 20 years.
Marshall, 56, runs the day-to-day operations of Marshall Service Inc., which hauls fuel oil cross-country.
He was cleaning the tanker at the company's Pearl Street terminal about 2:30 p.m. when there was an explosion in the 8,000-gallon tank, said Fred Buono, Newfield's chairman of public safety.
"He was inside the tank when it happened," Buono said. "Somehow, even on fire, he was able to scootch himself out and call for help."
A helicopter took Marshall to Temple University Hospital, where he was treated last night for severe burns, Buono said.
Mayor Rick Westergaard declared a local emergency, and Marshall's building was declared unsafe to enter.
The cause of the explosion is unknown, Buono said, and the previous contents of the tanker have not been determined.
Marshall has remained active in local politics since losing the office to Westergaard. He sits on the Borough Council and is chair of the garbage and recycling committee. But his name is known the world over because of one of his obsessions.
Marshall has a collection of 30,000 Matchbox cars, valued at $1 million, which he displays at the Matchbox Road Museum adjacent to the truck terminal. It was unclear last night whether the collection had been damaged.
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