13, a violent explosion on Blossom Pass Terrace levelled several homes under construction in the area. WATCH | Scenes from the day of the explosion:ĭuration 1:52 On Feb.
"I was updated by some other workers on site that there were possibly one or two people missing with their whereabouts unknown," the Station 53 member reported. One early caller said all the houses were occupied, while other information from workers at the site indicated "nobody was in the buildings in question." There was conflicting information about how many people might have been at the site during the explosion and how many might be trapped in the rubble. A 3rd trapped person?įirefighters searched homes within a two-block radius for people injured in the blast. "Once the gas was turned off and it was safe for our crews to disconnect power, they were able to do so within minutes," the spokesperson said. "It's really hard to start a rescue of a patient knowing that all these risks exist," Messier said.Ī spokesperson for Hydro One said the request from first responders was received at about 6:33 a.m., with crews arriving at 7:01 a.m. "I made multiple requests to have Hydro disconnect the power to this entire development," wrote another member. "Our crews were in danger of being electrocuted searching and performing multiple rescues." Firefighters comb though the wreckage of the explosion the morning it happened.
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