Four people have been injured and one person killed after two separate auto repair shops caught fire last week according to multiple media reports.
The owner of a Missouri auto repair shop was killed and a second person injured during an explosion that happened on Oct. 16, according to KCTV.
Police told media they were called to Hart’s Auto Repair Shop in Excelsior Springs just after 1 p.m. They said the shop’s owner, who has not been identified, was cutting into a 55-gallon drum with a cutting torch when the drum exploded, causing the fire.
Another fire broke out at Tao’s Auto Service in Pennsylvania at about 6 p.m. on Oct. 16, according to CBS News. It says three firefighters were taken to local hospitals. Two suffered burns and a third an injured ankle.
The cause of the fire has not been reported.
