ELIZABETH CITY, NC -- An electrician is in the hospital recovering from burns after a mishap at a fast food restaurant.

David Doyle says he was trying to change a fuse at the KFC on Tuesday when electricity arced, causing a sudden flash burn.

He’s in the burn unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with burns on his hands a blisters on his face, he said.

Doyle works for J&J Renewable Energy based in Ahoskie, N.C.

The fire did not damage the restaurant on S. Hughes Blvd.

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