Evacuation Of Site Ordered After Fire Near Propane Tanks
Posted January 12, 2009 12:00 pm.
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An evacuation was ordered near a fire at a construction site near Queen and Carlaw Monday afternoon.
The reason? The danger of a propane explosion in the area.
Crews raced to 41 Boston Ave. just after 5:30pm when they received a report of a working fire at a condo complex under construction.
The blaze broke out when one of the heaters used to cure the concrete got too close to some wooden supports. The wood caught fire two storeys below the ground and near a crane.
The blaze wasn’t all that serious until officials discovered the real peril.
There were 30 100 lbs. propane tanks under the crane powering those heaters and the danger that sparks could set them off and the memory of August’s inferno at Sunrise Propane led to the precaution.
No one was hurt and officials now say the danger of any blast has eased. Nearby residents, who had been staying warm on a TTC bus, were allowed back into their homes about 90 minutes later.
