WorkSafeBC is investigating the death of a 62-year-old man who died after a gasoline explosion at Kelowna Ready Mix in West Kelowna on June 28.
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The BC Coroners Service confirms the seriously burned man died later that same day.
Witnesses tell Global Okanagan that a man was fueling a truck when the explosion happened.
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They say the victim suffered severe burns.
RCMP, West Kelowna Fire Rescue and the BC Coroners Service are also investigating.
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