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Propane facility explodes in Toronto. Area several km around evacuated. Video
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TheStar.com | GTA | Massive evacuation follows blast in Toronto
Thousands of people have been evacuated and an entire section of the city's north end has been completely shut down as emergency officials continue to fight a major fire at a propane distributor in the Wilson Ave. and Keele St. area, caused by a series of explosions just before 4 a.m. this morning.
At this point, official say the number one concern for firefighters are two large rail tankers on the property. Each tanker has the capacity to carry 220,000 litres of propane gas. Officials do not believe they are full but have caught fire throughout the morning.
"The tanks are venting and we have to cool them with water to prevent them from potentially exploding," said Bob O’Hallarn, Toronto fire division commander.
YouTube - Huge explosion in Toronto
YouTube - Big Explosion at Keele and Wilson Area
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No. I live nowhere near that area.
It's got a lot of residential nearby though from what I understand.
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You can see where Keele and Wilson intersect here... Wilson is second from top left on University line, Keele is eighth from the left on the Bloor/Danforth line:
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I woke up this morning from a series of faint bangs (and I live miles away from the explosion) followed by sirens. I was wondering what was going on.
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I was just listening to the radio:
One of the local reporters walked up the street as far as he could go before it was all blocked off. He ended up about 1 km away from the blast site... where he found a 3 foot x 1 foot chunk of metal lodged in a bus shelter.
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Hope people are all right.
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One firefighter has died, but they haven't released the details.
People are now being allowed back into most homes, but apparently a number of homes are uninhabitable.
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http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/475972
The family headed to Humber River Regional Hospital, at Jane and Church Sts.
Their neighbour, James, rolled by in a wheelchair. They weren't sure of his last name – he'd just moved in. Lorraine could barely see his eyes; his face was also covered in blood. James wasn't as lucky as they were. He had been in his house when it collapsed, Lorraine was later told.
Bittles had broken his nose. His teeth had been shaken in their sockets and he would have to see a dentist as soon as possible. There were deep cuts along the right side of his face. His lip was swollen three times its normal size and chunks of skin had been burned off.
"If I'd had my head outside, if the screen hadn't been there – I'd be dead," Bittles said.
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