Las Vegas man killed in explosion near Nellis Air Force Base identified
A man killed in an explosion near Nellis Air Force Base Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Gregory Kent Wong, 51, from Las Vegas, was an employee of Nevada Truck and Trailer Repair, where the explosion and fire happened.
Wong died from blunt force trauma to the head and other contributing causes, including explosive fire injury and first- and second- degree burns to 80 percent of his body.
The death was ruled accidental.
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