Seventeen injured in Quebec explosion
Reuters
2012-11-09
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An explosion at an industrial plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec injured 17 people on Thursday (November 8) - five with serious burns. One person was airlifted to Montreal for treatment, according to a spokesperson with the Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre.
All 65 employees had been accounted for, a fire department spokesperson said.
The explosion occurred at 1830GMT (1330EST) at Neptune Technologies. The blast sparked a fire at the site and thick black smoke filled the air.
The facility kept 15,000 litres of acetone in reserve.
Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast.
An explosion at an industrial plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec injured 17 people on Thursday (November 8) - five with serious burns. One person was airlifted to Montreal for treatment, according to a spokesperson with the Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre.
All 65 employees had been accounted for, a fire department spokesperson said.
The explosion occurred at 1830GMT (1330EST) at Neptune Technologies. The blast sparked a fire at the site and thick black smoke filled the air.
The facility kept 15,000 litres of acetone in reserve.
Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast.
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