Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Crews monitor LPG cylinders after blast

Fire crews are monitoring gas cylinders at a burning factory in Melbourne's southeast after an explosion in which a man was burnt.

The fire broke out shortly after 3pm (AEST) on Wednesday inside a factory at Renver Road, Clayton.

A man received treatment at the Monash Medical Centre for non-life- threatening burns believed to have been received in the fire, a Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said.

"There is a lot of insulation burning in the building," a Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said.

"There is still LPG cylinders in the factory."

Fire crews will remain on the scene, and investigators will return on Thursday morning.

They brought the fire under control in just over 30 minutes.

Source http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/crews-monitor-lpg-cylinders-after-blast-20100929-15x1r.html

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