One person hurt in chemical explosion at Scarborough factory

One person suffered burns to their lower legs after a chemical explosion at a factory early Sunday morning in the city’s east end.

The incident happened at a building on Coronation Drive near Morningside and Lawrence Avenues at around 7:35 a.m.

According to a Toronto Fire official, eight people were inside the factory when a 30-litre container of cyclotentadiene exploded, covering one person in a black substance as a result.

Fire officials decontaminated that person on scene, before transporting them to hospital with burns to their legs.

The extent of the damage from the explosion is not known, but police say the blast was contained to one room.

A TTC bus has been brought to the scene to provide shelter to those forced from the factory.