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A fire broke out at the Blue Rhino propane plant on County Road 448. Investigators don’t think anything sinister went into starting it.
“We don't think there was any act of sabotage or anything like that. We honestly think it was probably an equipment failure with a combination of human error from one of the staff,” Tavares Fire Chief Richard Keith said.
The plant takes in used propane tanks, refurbishes them and then refills them with the gas. Keith said about two-dozen employees were working on the assembly line when the explosion happened. The location of the explosions occurred away from most of the workers.
“They actually run a very safe operation. We've trained with them. Our fire department works with them,” Keith said.
Eight people are recovering from injuries sustained in the incident. Some of the victims were flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center with critical burns.
More flames were seen coming from the plant early Wednesday morning as firefighters ran a controlled burn in an effort to burn off any leftover propane.
A leak was discovered in one of the 30,000-pound tanks Tuesday afternoon after one of the 20-pound cylinders crashed into it during Monday night's explosion.
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