MONTREAL, Quebec (AP) — A massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse killed two people Thursday, police said, leaving a huge plume of smoke blanketing an area west of Montreal.
A series of explosions subsequently leapt from the charred building after the initial blast at B.E.M. Fireworks Thursday morning near Valleyfield, Quebec. Images from the scene showed a building near a major highway completely destroyed.
Provincial police said two bodies were found in the wreckage but they did not identify them.
Nearly two hours after the blast, fireworks could still be heard exploding at the scene of the fire that continued to burn out of control hours after the explosion, according to witnesses.