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Nine people injured after explosion at Magna plant in Newmarket, Ont.
NEWMARKET, Ont. – Six people are in hospital after a fire and explosion at the Magna automotive plant in Newmarket, Ont., north of Toronto.
York Region fire crews were called to the scene around 10 a.m. Wednesday (in the area around Mulock Drive and Bayview Avenue.)
The explosion happened at the Dortec Industries plant, which is a division of Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG).
Nine people were injured and six of them were sent to hospital but none of them were in life-threatening condition.
The plant’s 200 employees have been evacuated.
The Ministry of Labour and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office have been called in to investigate.
(CFRB)
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