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Two Workers Injured by Propane Blast at Williams Coal & Oil in Marshfield, MA


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Marshfield, MA — This past Tuesday afternoon, May 26, there was a serious explosion at the Williams Coal & Oil plant in Marshfield off Route 139 that injured at least two workers. The accident happened when an old tank of propane was being filled, officials at Williams said, and suddenly exploded. The explosion was massive, witnesses said, and caused the propane tank to fly hundreds of feet in the air before crashing into a parking lot (picture to the left). Two workers were injured by the blast and had to be taken to a hospital, but their names and conditions weren’t released.

Later, an official with the Marshfield Fire Department told the news that the propane tank was actually very old and rusted, and that it should not have been in use at all that day.

The injured workers were struck by shrapnel but it’s not clear how bad their injuries were. Fortunately, the propane tank did not hit anything when it flew into the parking lot.

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