Home / Waikato NewsOne person injured after explosion in CambridgeRNZ22 Nov, 2023 08:09 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditDeputy Prime Minister job drags out coalition talks, Auckland misses out on hosting SailGP and Israel’s cabinet approves hostage deal in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldBy RNZOne person has been injured after reports of an explosion was felt in Cambridge, Waikato.Fire and Emergency New Zealand says a 44-gallon drum exploded at 8.07am today. An RNZ reporter at the scene says a worker was cutting the top from a large oil drum when it ignited, blowing the lid off. A colleague of the worker told RNZ he “was very lucky”.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.A photo from the scene of the explosion. Photo / RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeodAn ambulance is at the scene and the worker is being treated.The lid of the drum appears to have been blown metres away in the blast. One eyewitness says it may have been blown a block away.The explosion caused a loud bang which could be heard around the centre of the town.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.More to come...SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from Waikato NewsWaikato HeraldTwo seriously injured in Hamilton robbery, teen arrested as police hunt others09 May 08:40 PMWaikato HeraldOne dead after serious two-car crash closes Waikato highway09 May 07:18 PMPremiumWaikato Herald'Heartbreaking': Hot pools tragedy – mother dies in mystery circumstances after night caper at once-famous fun park09 May 08:40 AMSponsoredFuture of wealth in NZ: A conversation with ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt03 May 11:20 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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