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Man critically injured in Chittering 'gas explosion' | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A man has been critically injured in a reported gas explosion in a Cambridgeshire village. | A man has been critically injured in a reported gas explosion in a Cambridgeshire village. |
The injured man is believed to be an Austrian engineer, aged about 50, working for a contractor. | |
It happened at 08:53 BST at a site off Ely Road, Chittering, where an anaerobic digester plant is being built by Pretoria Energy Ltd. | |
But Steven Ripley, one of Pretoria's directors, said there had not been an explosion at the plant. | |
"The injured engineer was working with two colleagues when something went wrong," Mr Ripley said. | |
"A large tube came loose and hit him in the chest. | |
"It's a terrible thing and our thoughts are with him." | |
The injured man was taken to Addenbrooke's hospital and officials from the Health and Safety Executive are examining the scene. | |
Fire crews said they responded to reports of an explosion, as did ambulance staff. | |
Mr Ripley said Pretoria Energy had leased the Chittering site from The Produce Connection Ltd. | |
The contract for building the anaerobic digester plant had been given to a German company, who in turn had employed staff from an Austrian firm. |