Nearly 60 people living in a seniors complex in Sydney, N.S., have been forced to leave following an explosion at the building, Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall confirmed to CBC News.
“What we do know is that there was a significant amount of snow on the roof of the building that had compromised the lines from the propane tank into the building and unfortunately something ignited from within and there was an explosion,” McDougall said in an interview Friday evening.
She added she’s anticipating a full report from an inspector.
McDougall said one resident of the provincially run Silver Birch Manor is suspected to be
