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Worker Injured After Blast And Fire At Recycling Plant In Burnaby, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Jul, 2016 10:09 AM
    BURNABY, B.C. — One worker has been injured in an explosion and fire at a recycling plant in Burnaby, B.C.
     
    Fire chief Joe Robertson says the blast occurred when an acetylene gas tank was placed in a shearing machine at ABC Recycling.
     
    The worker was transported to hospital, and the extent of his injuries is unknown.
     
    WorkSafeBC spokesman Scott McCloy says the explosion occurred at about 8 a.m.
     
    He says an officer has been sent to the scene, but few details were available.
     
    The owner of the recycling company was not immediately available for comment.

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