"Seven people were sent to hospital after an explosion at a high-rise construction site in Toronto Tuesday morning, police say. Emergency services responded to a call at 9:30 a.m. about an explosion inside a building near Esther Shinier Boulevard and Provost Drive, Toronto police said in a social media post. Crews extinguished a natural gas fire on the 22nd floor of the building, Toronto Fire said. Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said they transported seven people to hospital with injuries ranging from life-threatening to minor."
"Workers inside the building were evacuated immediately, police said. Construction workers gathered outside the building following the incident, before they were given the go-ahead to go back inside later in the morning. Luke Pravica, a construction worker at the site, said he had heard there was a potential gas leak and explosion that burned a few people. He said the incident is "concerning for sure" and hopes his colleagues have a speedy recovery."
An explosion at a high-rise construction site in Toronto Tuesday morning sent seven people to hospital. Emergency services responded to a 9:30 a.m. call about an explosion inside a building near Esther Shinier Boulevard and Provost Drive. Crews extinguished a natural gas fire on the building's 22nd floor. Toronto Emergency Medical Services transported seven people to hospital with injuries ranging from life‑threatening to minor. Workers inside the building were evacuated immediately and later permitted to return. A construction worker said he heard of a potential gas leak and that the explosion burned a few people, calling the incident concerning and hoping for a speedy recovery.
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