Construction yard explodes after worker saws through box of detonators.
UK construction website Construction Enquirer is reporting that a construction yard exploded when one of their workers sawed through a box of disguarded detonators. Workers at the Inverness yard owned by construction company T. M. Fraser had no idea what was in the sealed storage container which could have been lying on the site for 12 years.
Debris flew into nearby gardens and the area was sealed off for several hours and local residents evacuated to a nearby community centre before the Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal unit from Edinburgh removed the quarry-type detonators.
The Inverness Courier reported a worker was attempting to open the sealed container with a power saw and he suffered facial injuries.
Inverness Central Councillor Peter Corbett said it was an alarming incident and called on the Health and Safety Executive to highlight to construction companies the danger of detonators stored in their yards unbeknown to them.
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