28 injured in food factory blast An explosion at a food factory in Staffordshire has injured 28 people, an ambulance service has confirmed.
The incident occurred at the Brakes depot in Bonehill Road, Tamworth last Friday, when a freezer unit exploded.
Twenty-eight people were hurt in the blast, of which 21 were treated at the scene and discharged, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
One of those injured in the incident suffered 15% burns and was being treated in hospital, while the condition of the remaining six is not known.
Around 28 firefighters attended the scene to deal with the explosion.
A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We have crews at the scene trying to find out what happened."
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Tim Beasley, Work Accident Claim Partner at Levenes Solicitors Birmingham Office comments on this story. The people who were injured in this accident will be entitled to compensation. The freezer unit is deemed to be "work equipment" under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. By definition, if it exploded than in that second it was not suitable or maintained in a satisfactory condition and so those injured as a result are entitled to claim because the employer has breached these important regulations.
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