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13/12/2005
Man killed in factory gas explosion
A man has been killed and three others injured, following an explosion at an aerosols factory in Liverpool.
According to reports, there was a huge blast at North West Aerosols on Brookfield Drive in Aintree this morning, which caused a fire. A series of smaller explosions, involving aerosol cans, followed.
The dead man, whose name and age have not yet been confirmed, is understood to have died at the scene.
Three other men suffered burns in the blast. Two men, one aged 25 and the other aged 26, are understood to have suffered severe burns to their face, hands and neck.
Roads around the factory have been closed. Investigators from the Hazardous Materials Unit and Health and Safety Executive have also attended the scene.
(KMcA/GB)
According to reports, there was a huge blast at North West Aerosols on Brookfield Drive in Aintree this morning, which caused a fire. A series of smaller explosions, involving aerosol cans, followed.
The dead man, whose name and age have not yet been confirmed, is understood to have died at the scene.
Three other men suffered burns in the blast. Two men, one aged 25 and the other aged 26, are understood to have suffered severe burns to their face, hands and neck.
Roads around the factory have been closed. Investigators from the Hazardous Materials Unit and Health and Safety Executive have also attended the scene.
(KMcA/GB)
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