Propane leak from Zamboni blamed for explosion at Taber ice arena
Officials in the southern Alberta town of Taber say a propane leak from an ice resurfacing machine triggered an explosion that damaged the community’s main hockey arena earlier this week.
According to the town, the leak occurred inside the arena on Dec. 17, allowing propane gas to build up into a cloud. That gas was later ignited by an electric heater, causing a fireball that blew open a garage door, shattered windows and knocked down interior walls separating the facility’s two ice rinks.
Town spokesperson Meghan Brennan said more than a dozen people were inside the building at the time o...
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