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Man suffers third-degree burns in propane tank shop fire in southwestern Ontario

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Police say one man has life-threatening injuries following a shop fire in Damascus, Ont – Mar 26, 2019

Wellington County OPP say a man suffered third-degree burns to 30 per cent of his body in a fire at a propane tank facility in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the blaze near Damascus, Ont. at around 4 p.m. and found the shop fully engulfed.

READ MORE: Fire crews extinguish late-night blaze east of Guelph

Video posted online showed flames shooting up into the air.

Police said a man in his 50s was airlifted to a trauma centre in Hamilton in life-threatening condition. He has since been upgraded to stable condition.

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No other injuries were reported.

Roads in the area were closed as firefighters battled the blaze and some nearby homes were also evacuated.

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“We did evacuate some residences as a precaution, but those people have been allowed to return,” Const. Josh Cunningham said Tuesday evening.

He added the fire was brought under control at around 5:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire is unknown and the Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified.

READ MORE: 1 man dead after early-morning fire at Kitchener home

Damage is estimated to be around $300,000.

Damascus is about 50 kilometres north of Guelph, near Arthur.

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