A person has been injured at a commercial premises at Omarama when a gas bottle exploded. The accident is believed to have happened at a cafe on Pinot Noir Court. The Omarama Volunteer Fire Brigade was called about 4.35pm yesterday to a reported lpg explosion, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said. ‘‘Essentially, we treated a patient for burns, and they were then handed over to St John,’’ he said. The commercial building where the explosion happened was not damaged, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2017 23:48 UTC