Smoke was billowing from a trailer after a generator explosion in Roxborough on Wednesday afternoon. Police say that at least six people were transported to the hospital with burns. At this time the cause of the explosion is unknown.
Six men were injured in an explosion in the Upper Roxborough area of Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
At 3:22 p.m. the fire company received a call for E Flat Rock Road. When they arrived they observed smoke coming from a trailer, Executive Chief Derek Bowmer, with the fire department, said.
After fire crews extinguished the fire, they attended to those injured. Chief Bowmer said the six people injured were construction workers who were all transported to the hospital with burns.
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They have all been placed in critical condition, police said.
Police said those injured were two 22-year-olds, a 27-year-old, a 30-year-old, a 48-year-old and a 32-year-old.
Early reports indicate that a generator exploded in or near a work trailer leading to a fire. What led to the explosion is under investigation and the Fire Marshals Service is on scene.
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Bowmer said the area the explosion happened is gated off and near the Schuylkill River so the only people back there were the construction workers.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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