Explosion at Hurricane trucking facility seriously injures worker
HURRICANE — A man suffered serious injuries from an explosion at the DATS Trucking facility in Hurricane Monday afternoon.
Hurricane Police responded to the incident at approximately 1 p.m. at the back of the facility, located at 321 N Old Highway 91.
A 25-year-old man working inside the facility was replacing a part on a fuel trailer when the explosion occurred, Hurricane Police Officer Ken Thompson said.
The man was reportedly unconscious after the explosion when coworkers who heard the explosion found him and called 911.
Medical personnel from Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue transported the man to Dixie Regional Medical Center with head injuries.
The severity of his condition was unknown to police at the time this report was taken.
“As far as what led up to it and what caused it, we’re not sure at this point,” Thompson said of the explosion. “That’s still being investigated.”
While the explosion did not result in a fire, the pressure of the eruption caused three garage doors to be blown and bent outward, Thompson said, adding that parts of the facility’s ceiling installation were also damaged.
Crews from Washington City Fire Department were on scene Monday afternoon tending to the damaged building.
Representatives from DATS Trucking said they were not prepared to comment on the incident when asked by St. George News Monday.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings.
St. George News reporter Spencer Ricks contributed to this report.
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A Hurricane Valley Fire truck extends its ladder to allow firefighters to inspect the damage from an explosion at the DATS Trucking facility in Hurricane. One man was injured by the explosion and taken to the hospital, Jan. 15, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
A fuel tank trunk rests in the DATS Trucking facility in Hurricane where an explosion sent one man to the hospital, Jan. 15, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
The DATS Trucking facility where an explosion sent one man to the hospital, Hurricane, Utah, Jan. 15, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
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