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Gas explosion at Toronto construction site sends 7 to hospital
- On Tuesday, seven people were taken to hospital after an apparent explosion at a North York building under construction, prompting a large emergency response and road closures.
- Toronto Fire Services said crews were called to 68 Esther Shiner Boulevard at about 9:18 a.m. for reports of a natural gas fire in a 22nd floor penthouse.
- On arrival, crews found patients with burn injuries rather than an active fire; Toronto Paramedic Services Chief Bikram Chawla said seven workers were hospitalized, three with minor and four with life-threatening injuries.
- Investigators say the cause remains unknown, the Ministry of Labour has been notified and a ministry inspector has been assigned while officials withhold details during the ongoing probe.
- Toronto police said they are treating the event as an industrial accident, while authorities noted contract work was ongoing at the site, though it remains unclear if it caused the fire.
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7 People in Hospital After Explosion at Toronto Construction Site
An explosion at a building under construction in Toronto on Oct. 14 has left seven people injured, four of whom were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials say. Fire crews were dispatched just before 9:30 a.m. to a high-rise building under construction near Esther Shiner Boulevard and Provost Drive in the Leslie Street and Sheppard Avenue East area in North York after receiving a call about a gas explosion in the building, T…
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