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| One person killed and six injured in Melbourne crash explosion | One person killed and six injured in Melbourne crash explosion |
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| One person has been killed and up to six injured in an explosion believed to have been triggered by a collision involving a truck and five cars in Melbourne’s west. | One person has been killed and up to six injured in an explosion believed to have been triggered by a collision involving a truck and five cars in Melbourne’s west. |
| Police said an oxyacetylene cylinder may have exploded in the crash outside Drill Hall in Footscray on Tuesday morning. | Police said an oxyacetylene cylinder may have exploded in the crash outside Drill Hall in Footscray on Tuesday morning. |
| This is the scene. pic.twitter.com/iJgD7PiAsf | This is the scene. pic.twitter.com/iJgD7PiAsf |
| A building near the scene of the explosion has collapsed, a spokesman from the Melbourne fire brigade said. | A building near the scene of the explosion has collapsed, a spokesman from the Melbourne fire brigade said. |
| Two power lines were brought down in the smash which blew out the windows of surrounding properties and scattered debris around the site. | Two power lines were brought down in the smash which blew out the windows of surrounding properties and scattered debris around the site. |
| Current pics of carnage at #Footscray truck smash. @7NewsMelbourne pic.twitter.com/BOCN0Swfrx | |
| One person has been killed and up to six injured, Victoria police confirmed. | One person has been killed and up to six injured, Victoria police confirmed. |
| A spokeswoman for Ambulance Victoria confirmed that six people were being treated by paramedics at the scene. One person, believed to be a pedestrian, had been taken to Footscray hospital with minor injuries. | A spokeswoman for Ambulance Victoria confirmed that six people were being treated by paramedics at the scene. One person, believed to be a pedestrian, had been taken to Footscray hospital with minor injuries. |
| Truck accident moments ago at the corner of Gordon St & Barkly St #Footscray #westfootscray pic.twitter.com/YIxLLvIIQj | |
| Fire alarms in the area have been triggered and a number of Metropolitan fire brigade trucks are on the scene. | Fire alarms in the area have been triggered and a number of Metropolitan fire brigade trucks are on the scene. |