Two workers were injured during an explosion and fire last week at a PharmaCann facility in Stevensville, Maryland. The accident occurred at an extraction booth where propane and butane are used.
Sprinklers contained the damages, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a press release, adding that one person’s injuries were severe but not life-threatening. Four nearby properties were evacuated and temporarily closed due to damage to the PharmaCann building and fire sprinkler system, the Fire Marshal’s Office said. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. In a Facebook post, the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department said the explosion and subsequent fire resulted while employees were “conducting the extraction.”
Investigators credited emergency response systems, including alarms and ventilation which functioned as designed, for minimizing damage and injuries. Shore News Beacon, in an update posted to Facebook, noted that the first crew on the scene noticed no “evident” damage on the exterior of the building but described “heavy damage” inside.
The Office of the Fire Marshal estimates that damages exceed $250,000 but the exact cost has not yet been determined.
PharmaCann has been operating at the facility for four years, according to its website.
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