Firefighter injured in Roswell explosion set to be released from hospital

by: KRQE Media

Posted: Jun 28, 2019 / 04:45 PM MDT / Updated: Jun 29, 2019 / 02:20 PM MDT

Hoby Bonham

ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the two Roswell firefighters hurt in an explosion will soon be heading home. The family of Hoby Bonham says he’ll be released from the hospital on Saturday.

He’s been recovering after the explosion left him and fellow firefighter Jeff Stroble badly hurt earlier this month. Even though he’s going home, his family says he’s still at risk of infection.

Stroble, meanwhile, is still recovering after a surgery earlier this week.

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