UPDATE: Homes evacuated, 1 person seriously injured after explosion in St. Catharines, Ont.
, shortly after 6:30 a.m.
One woman who posted video of the fire to social media said the initial explosion was so loud that she thought a tree had struck her home. “Explosions were continuing in the facility for about a good 45 minutes while they were on scene,” Upper said. He said a staff member at the company sustained serious burns and was transported to hospital by paramedics for treatment. “Because of the black plume coming from the fire -- and we've got a nice south wind, about 10 km/hour, blowing -- we decided to evacuate the neighborhood just to the north of the building,” Upper said.
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