posted on August 11, 2008

The Globe And Mail: Gas company also involved in 1997 evacuation

By: JOSH WINGROVE
Published: August 11, 2008
Source: The Globe And Mail

Yesterday was not the first time that an incident involving Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases led to an evacuation.

One of the company's trucks flipped over in 1997 while exiting Highway 401 at Kennedy Road. The truck was carrying about 31,000 litres of propane, leading police to evacuate 5,000 residents in nearby apartment buildings.

The truck driver, a 28-year-old man with only a couple of months experience, was charged with careless driving. The company was not deemed responsible for the rollover.

The company stores and sells propane on site. Toronto Fire Division Commander Bob O'Hallarn said a truck driver was in the facility just before the blast.

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