Explosion Sparks Fire at Florida Recycling Center
WEST PARK, Fla. --
A tank exploded in a West Park building Thursday morning, causing a fire that produced billowing clouds of smoke.
The fire broke out at a recycling center at Southwest 58th Terrace and 21st Street just before noon.
Two men in the building were cutting metal with a welding torch that used acetylene gas. The men said the pressure gauge suddenly rose and the tank exploded, sparking the fire, Local 10's Roger Lohse reported.
Fire crews from Miramar, Hallandale Beach and the Broward Sheriff's Office Hazmat team battled the blaze.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
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