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Explosions at a propane in Toronto has forced the evacuation of 12,000 people in the northwest part of the city.
The explosion reported blew out windows for several blocks. One firefighter has been sent to hospital with vital signs absent and another person, reported to be an employee of the propane facility, is unaccounted for. Apart from those two individuals, only minor injuries have been reported.
A stretch of a major highway that runs through the affected area remains closed while residents are being directed to nearby York University where they are receiving care.
I was awake when the explosion occurred before 4 am this morning, and I heard a large boom that I thought at the time was thunder, as it had been raining all weekend.
Coverage including video of one of the blasts, which sent a big ball of flame high above the skyline, can be found here: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/475696
So far, I think we got off lucky, and I can't imagine how much worse it could have been. One of the comments someone left on that page brought up an interesting point. Toronto finished second to Beijing during the selection for the 2008 Olympics. I'm wondering what kind of chaos it would have been if the Games were being held here right now.
The explosion reported blew out windows for several blocks. One firefighter has been sent to hospital with vital signs absent and another person, reported to be an employee of the propane facility, is unaccounted for. Apart from those two individuals, only minor injuries have been reported.
A stretch of a major highway that runs through the affected area remains closed while residents are being directed to nearby York University where they are receiving care.
I was awake when the explosion occurred before 4 am this morning, and I heard a large boom that I thought at the time was thunder, as it had been raining all weekend.
Coverage including video of one of the blasts, which sent a big ball of flame high above the skyline, can be found here: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/475696
So far, I think we got off lucky, and I can't imagine how much worse it could have been. One of the comments someone left on that page brought up an interesting point. Toronto finished second to Beijing during the selection for the 2008 Olympics. I'm wondering what kind of chaos it would have been if the Games were being held here right now.
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