Pedro Santos, 28, holds a picture of his brother Mario at a soccer tournament. Mario Santos, a Posen Construction employee, was operating a bulldozer when it hit an 8-inch natural gas line belonging to TECO Peoples Gas on Nov. 11. As of Friday evening, Santos' 26-year-old brother Mario remained in critical condition in Tampa General Hospital's Regional Burn Center. Santos sustained burns to half his body as a result of the Nov. 11 explosion.

Photo by ELYSA DELCORTO

Pedro Santos, 28, holds a picture of his brother Mario at a soccer tournament. Mario Santos, a Posen Construction employee, was operating a bulldozer when it hit an 8-inch natural gas line belonging to TECO Peoples Gas on Nov. 11. As of Friday evening, Santos' 26-year-old brother Mario remained in critical condition in Tampa General Hospital's Regional Burn Center. Santos sustained burns to half his body as a result of the Nov. 11 explosion.

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