A man was severely hurt after a gas explosion broke out at St. Vincent’s Hospital. The 38-year-old engineer suffered burns to 60 percent of his body and was airlifted to the hospital.

The fire occurred after a vapor explosion in the boiler room of the hospital broke out. Two female employees helped assist the man and managed to turn off the gas supply during the explosion. About 40 patients and staff were evacuated from the hospital.

The explosion is linked to a gas leak the occurred when contractors hit an underground gas pipe near the hospital earlier that day. which disrupted the hospital’s gas supply.

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