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2003 Etobicoke gas explosion

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The 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion was a disaster which occurred on April 24, 2003, after a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision Utility breached a pipeline on Bloor Street in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario. The resulting explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, killing seven people and injuring another four. Enbridge and several other companies were fined for the disaster in 2011. A memorial garden was dedicated at the site of the explosion in 2008.

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2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
Bloor Street West, Toronto Etobicoke

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M9B 1L3 Toronto, Etobicoke
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