One person was injured following a fire in a box truck in Tewksbury on Monday.
The State Fire Marshal said that around 8:30 a.m., Tewksbury Fire responded to a fire in a commercial box truck that contained two commercial power washing units.
Investigators say the power washing equipment inside the truck exploded, causing the fire.
Police said one man was injured and transported to Lahey Clinic with face and hand burns.
According to Tewksbury police, the fire caused a small explosion on Main Street.
OSHA is conducting an investigation, as this was a work-related injury.
The explosion is now under investigation, and the man rushed to the hospital is expected to be okay.
Worker involved in industrial accident in Tewksbury taken to lahey clinic with face and hand burns #7news pic.twitter.com/lUjstLD2Mo
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) April 4, 2016
One man injured after an explosion in a pressure washing truck at a Tewksbury work site #7news pic.twitter.com/18I3NPBJGr
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) April 4, 2016
An apparent industrial accident caused a small explosion at a Main St construction site. 1 transport to hospital. Under investigation TPD47
— Tewksbury Police (@TewksburyPD) April 4, 2016
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