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.
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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.
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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.
