VANCOUVER 鈥� An explosion at a gas station rocked a Surrey neighbourhood Thursday morning, causing windows to shatter on some nearby homes and alarming residents.
Surrey assistant fire chief of operations Joe DeLuca said the blast occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on the corner of King George Boulevard and 62nd Avenue.
He said crews were cutting into an old 10,000 gallon fuel tank when it鈥檚 believed sparks ignited the fumes and cause the end of tank to explode.
Firefighters were called and put out a small fire that resulted from the explosion.
The blast shattered the window of an excavator that was sitting about nine metres away, and caused an undetermined amount of damage to some homes in the area. DeLuca said some residents have reported blown out windows.
No one was injured and the crew members were all wearing protective hearing devices, said DeLuca. 鈥淭his is a very unusual event. They were very lucky,鈥� he said.
The Surrey RCMP also attended, but officers have since left the scene. Surrey RCMP spokesman Cpl. Bert Paquet said the incident is not suspicious and WorkSafeBC has been called to investigate further
