Propane blasts force thousands to flee homes

A SERIES of explosions at a propane facility in northern Toronto sent balls of flame soaring into the sky and forced thousands of people from their homes yesterday.

Only minor injuries were reported, but there were no clues about the cause of the predawn blasts.

With a number of fires still burning at the plant, police asked people within a 2km radius to leave their homes, fearful that two railcars of propane could still explode.