A worker was cutting a pipe inside a building in Lynn when a gas explosion sent him to the hospital, fire officials said.
A worker was hurt in a gas explosion during demolition work in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, fire officials said.
The worker was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital but is expected to survive, Lynn firefighters said.
The incident took place at an industrial property on Lynnway south of Commercial Street, officials said. The worker, for a private contracting company, was cutting a pipe when the explosion took place.
There was no threat to the public at large — there was no indication of gas in the air — and the building, which is unoccupied, is structurally sound, officials said.
Lynn Fire Chief Dan Sullivan described the incident as a "flash fire from some trapped gas."
A representative for National Grid said the incident was not related to their infrastructure, and that the gas utility was to turn off gas as a safety measure.
