Explosion at Quebec fireworks factory kills 2,leaves massive smoke cloud.
A series of explosions rocked the B.E.M. Fireworks factory in Quebec,killing two people and spawning a massive cloud of smoke.
Two people were killed after a series of explosions rocked a fireworks factory west of Montreal Thursday morning, police told the Associated Press.
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| AP Photo: The Canadian Press: Graham Hughes. Investigators are examining the cause of a massive explosion at a Quebec fireworks factory that has left two people missing. |
Two people were killed after a series of explosions rocked a fireworks factory west of Montreal Thursday morning, police told the Associated Press.
The blasts at the B.E.M. Fireworks factory near Valleyfield, Quebec, appeared to level the building, with subsequent fireworks still crackling hours after the initial explosion.
Police said they recovered two bodies from the wreckage, but did not give their names.
A massive cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles billowed from the charred remains of what appears to be the factory.
Police evacuated the nearby community of Coteau-du-Lac. The cause of the explosions remains unknown.
