Welding Led to Deadly Explosion at Quebec Propane Company Last January: Safety Board

Firefighters work the scene after an explosion at a propane company, in St-Roch-de-L’Achigan, Que., on Jan. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/ Ryan Remiorz

Quebec’s workplace safety board says a fatal explosion earlier this year at a fuel distributor might have been avoided had proper safety procedures been followed.

The board, known as the CNESST, released its report on Dec. 19 on the explosion that killed three people on Jan. 12 at Propane Lafortune in St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que., about 50 kilometres north of Montreal.