Article updated: 2/7/2013 6:09 PM

Burned Lyric Opera fire-blower released from hospital

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Actor Wesley Daniel, 24, with bandages over his face, head and left hand gave an "OK" sign upon his release from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood Thursday. Daniel suffered second-degree burns Mondayduring a dress rehearsal at the Lyric Opera of Chicago while portraying a fire-blowing stilt walker.

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A fire-blowing stilt-walker with the Lyric Opera of Chicago who suffered second-degree burns during a dress rehearsal was released from the hospital Thursday. Dr. Arthur Sanford of Loyola University Medical Center said Wesley Daniel, 24, should heal within two weeks. He equated the injuries to a “deep sunburn,” and said that within six months, the incident should likely be a “bad memory.”
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