Road To Recovery

There’s some good news to report tonight within the WUSA family.

Six weeks ago, 9 News Now reported on the injuries of four DC firefighters. They were battling a blaze in a row house in northeast Washington DC when some propane was ignited. This set off an explosion that further fueled the inferno. The firefighter most seriously injured was Michael LaCore. He is the son of one of our co-workers, Madeline Lacore. Madeline has been with the station for many years and is our Community Relations Senior Producer.
Michael faced life threatening injuries after he suffered third degree burns over much of his body.

After a long six weeks in the hospital, Sergeant Michael Lacore has the upper hand in his comeback from the injuries he faced in the fire. As of tonight, he is back home with his family. Engine 6 picked him up from the hospital and Michael drove himself home in the fire truck.

Michael still has a long battle ahead of him as he recuperates from his injuries, but tonight he has made major progress on the road to recovery!

For more on the story, visit Dave Statter’s blog at:

http://www.wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/davestatter.aspx