2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
| Date | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Casualties | |
| Fatalities: 7 | |
| Injured: 4 | |
The 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion was a disaster which occurred on April 24, 2003, after a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision breached a pipeline on Bloor Street in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario. The resulting explosion destroyed a nearby two-story mixed commercial and residential building killing seven persons and injured another four. Enbridge and several other companies were fined for the disaster in 2011.[1] The explosion was the worst pipeline disaster in Canada since the LaSalle Heights Disaster in 1965. A memorial garden was dedicated at the site of the explosion in 2008.[2]
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