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Workers missing after Florida gas plant blast Explosions rock Florida gas plant
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Fifteen people are unaccounted for after a series of explosions at a gas plant in the US state of Florida. At least seven people were injured by a series of explosions at a gas plant in the US state of Florida, officials say.
Twenty-four people were working at the Blue Rhino Propane Plant, in the central town of Tavares, when the blasts began at about 23:00 (03:00 GMT), blowing the roof off. They were working at the Blue Rhino propane plant, in the town of Tavares, when the blasts began at about 23:00 (03:00 GMT), blowing the roof off.
Seven people were injured and several were flown to nearby hospitals, the Lake County Sheriff's office said. The explosions continued for about an hour and caused a large fire. The cause of the initial blast is not yet known.
People living within a mile (1.6km) of the plant have been evacuated. Fifteen workers were found safe after initially being unaccounted for, while two others managed to escape unhurt.
People living within 0.5 miles (0.8km) of the plant have been evacuated.
A spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff's Office, John Harrell, said emergency crews believed the fire had been contained and that there was no immediate danger to Tavares residents.
Former plant supervisor Don Ingram told WESH-TV that Blue Rhino took in propane tanks used for home barbecues, cleaned them, checked their valves and then refilled them.
About 4,000 to 5,000 tanks were refilled each night and were stacked on plastic pallets four or five high behind the filling station, Mr Ingram added.