A MAN has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after an explosion at a welding business in Rockingham.
A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said they received a triple 000 call at 1.50pm.
“We received two calls with reports of an explosion with lots of thick black smoke,” she said.
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She said the cause of the explosion and fire was accidental with an estimated damage bill of $80,000.
Witnesses at the scene said the man had been doing welding work on a boat when the explosion happened and that he had been taken to hospital.
Anther witness said “he was lucky not to have been killed”.
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