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Man dies in industrial drum blast Man dies in industrial drum blast
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A man has died on Merseyside in an explosion as he was cutting open an industrial drum.A man has died on Merseyside in an explosion as he was cutting open an industrial drum.
The accident happened at a business premises in Hoghton Road in the Parr area of St Helens. The accident happened at lunchtime on Saturday at a business premises in Hoghton Road in St Helens.
Two other men escaped injury in the incident, which happened just after lunchtime on Saturday. The victim, who has not been named, was taken to nearby Whiston Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Two other men escaped injury in the accident.
Merseyside police has begun and investigation, which is later expected to be passed on to the Health and Safety Executive. Merseyside Police said a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive is under way.