What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 2003
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 43.64° N, 79.54° W
- Description
- Toronto industrial disaster that occurred in 2003
- Deaths
- 7
- Injured
- 4
2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
Industrial disaster in Toronto, Canada
The 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion was a disaster which occurred on April 24, 2003, after a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision Utility breached a pipeline on Bloor Street in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario. The resulting explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, killing seven people and injuring another four.
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