Quebec Man Recounts Rescue Attempt in Propane Explosion That Left Workers Missing

Police and fire officials block off a road as municipal officials say workers are missing after an explosion at a propane facility in St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que., north of Montreal on Jan.12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

As a ceiling and wall collapsed on a woman desperately trying to flee the scene of an explosion at a Quebec propane distribution company, Éric Lizotte could only watch in horror.

The resident of St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que., whose home is just metres from Propane Lafortune, said he was in the middle of trying to rescue the unknown woman and anyone else trapped by the Thursday morning blast.