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2 - Friday, September 26, 1986 - North Shore News

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pump to pull out when the cus-
tomer's vehicle departed.

Barker said it’s not known yet
what caused the propane Co ignite,
but he said a possible cause would
be a “spark of some sort — it
could have been a cigarette.
safety chain had of
worked there would have been no
problem, | understand it bad been
checked three months ago and
worked,"' he said.

“Basically it's a safe installa-
tion. As far as we're concerned it's
an ounfortunate incident that
shouldn't happen again.”

tank's capacity or how much fuel
was stored at the time.

Sandy Hunter, Petro Canada
spokesman from head office in
Calgary, said the propane tank had
a capacity of 2,000 gallons.

Payless tow truck driver Barry
Hortin, 40, said the tank had been
filled 20 minutes before the explo-
sion.

Hortin was one of two custom-
ers filling up at the propeue tank
immediately prior to the accident.
He said he was in the gas station's
office paying the attendant whe
he saw the air surrounding his
truck turn ‘‘suddenly white with
hissing propane gas.”"

“The chevy van that was con-
rected to the tink pulled away. 1
guess he didn't realize they (the
Pay-N-Save attendants) hid hook-
ed him up. The moment [saw him
tear that hose out Lo said *Oh,
Jesust*, then 2 pulled the tise
alarm."°

Hortin, who has worked for
Payless Auto Towing for three
years, said) within minutes his
$42,000 truck was engulfed in
flames,

Van owner Paul Plumridge told
fire olficials he already had a full
tank of regular gas when the at
tendant mistakenly hooked him up
to the propane tank.

Area resident Sue de Kergam-
meaun said she heard a boom just
before noon, follawed by: yelling.
“As soon as | heard them seream-
ing. i's going co blow.’ f grabbed
my dog and can.”

Asked if she was concerned that
a propane tank was so close to her
house de Kergommeaux | said,
“Damn right |an."”

During the evacuation Staff Sgt.
Terry Hewitt of North Vancouver
RCMP said officers went door-
to-door telling residents to
evacuate the area.

Police road blocks were put up
at 2nd and 3rd Streets, two blocks
surrounding the Pay-N-Save.

Barker said he did not know the

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