Man has life-threatening burns after Eglinton and Laird explosion

By News Staff

The Ministry of Labour is investigating after a man suffered life-threatening burns in a workplace explosion.

Toronto police say the injured man was opening a boiler when the explosion occurred.

It happened at a commercial building on Wicksteed Avenue, near Eglinton Avenue and Laird Drive, around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, has been rushed to a Toronto hospital.

A second man was also injured. He had very minor burns on his arm, police say.

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