By Associated Press - Monday, April 10, 2017

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Authorities say three people have been injured in a tank explosion at a company in Manchester, New Hampshire.

WMUR-TV reports (https://bit.ly/2oZ9InR) officials said a worker was delivering acetylene tanks at Matheson gas company on Monday morning. Something sparked an explosion.

The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.



The state police bomb squad was at the scene.

The colorless gas is used as a fuel and a chemical building block.

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Information from: WMUR-TV, https://wmur.com

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