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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 man has been killed and a woman 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 around midday on Tuesday.
This is the scene. pic.twitter.com/iJgD7PiAsfThis 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/BOCN0SwfrxCurrent 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. A man was killed and a woman in her 30s who was standing nearby was in a stable condition in hospital after suffering minor injuries, a spokeswoman for Ambulance Victoria said.
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. Another four people near the crash were assessed by paramedics but not hurt.
Truck accident moments ago at the corner of Gordon St & Barkly St #Footscray #westfootscray pic.twitter.com/YIxLLvIIQjTruck 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 were triggered and a number of Metropolitan fire brigade trucks attended the scene.
Artur Wydro, from the nearby Alan Mance car dealership on Barkly Street, said the windows of the building shook when the explosion occurred.
“We all jumped, we thought it was a bomb or something,” he said.
“We ran into the street and all we could see was white smoke, so we knew it was an explosion — if something was on fire the smoke would’ve been black or grey.
“There was a white fog settling over the street, it was very scary. It looked like someone had thrown clothes all over the street.”