BREAKING: Victim burned in downtown Beaumont

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  • Burn victim
    Burn victim
  • ER vehicles on Magnolia
    ER vehicles on Magnolia
  • Victim on backboard
    Victim on backboard
  • Loading victim into helicopter
    Loading victim into helicopter
  • Treating burn victim
    Treating burn victim
  • Helicopter takes off to UTMB Galveston Burn Unit
    Helicopter takes off to UTMB Galveston Burn Unit
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Beaumont emergency officials received a call Thursday morning that an individual had been burned from what an eyewitness stated was "a burn barrel tipped over on an individual." Air Rescue landed in an empty lot near the corner of McFaddin and Magnolia in downtown Beaumont. Fire Chief Earl White confirmed that one burn victim was being treated and was transported to UTMB Galveston.