CRIME & SAFETY
Belen councilor injured in propane fire
BELEN — A Belen city councilor is back home in the Hub City after sustaining serious burns to his face and neck in a propane fire over the weekend. “I’m pretty tough. I’ve had a broke back, brain surgery, spinal surgery and I just keep going,” said Belen Councilor Rudy Espinoza in a phone interview Monday afternoon. “The Lord gave me a fight to fight and I’m gonna’ fight it.”
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