posted on August 11, 2008

The Globe and Mail: Gas blast causes bedlam in Toronto

One firefighter dies, one man missing, thousands flee after series of propane explosions bring city to standstill

By: JOSH WINGROVE , TU THANH HA and MATTHEW TREVISAN
Published: August 11, 2008
Source: The Globe and Mail

Boom after boom after boom, the successive blasts rattled homes, blowing doors off their hinges, shattering windows and leaving residents huddled in fear as giant balls of fire burst in the night sky and propane tanks were ejected several kilometres away.

A Toronto neighbourhood of more than 10,000 residents had to be evacuated yesterday after a series of predawn explosions at a 24-hour propane dealer rocked the area, immediately raising questions about the proximity of such a facility to a residential area.

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