Worker Using Torch Killed in Moncks Corner Blast

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 33-year-old worker in Berkeley County has died after an explosion as he cut a barrel with a torch. Coroner Bill Salisbury told local media outlets that Stephen Kuffel was killed in the blast around 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Berkeley Scrap Metal. Investigators say Kuffel was cutting off the top of a barrel that once contained flammable liquid when the explosion happened. Police are investigating the blast,. An autopsy has been ordered.