Josh Bastien says his father, Rick, right, died in Thursday's explosion and fire at Eastway Tank on Merivale Road in Ottawa, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the city's history. One man is confirmed dead and five other people are missing and presumed dead following the explosion and fire at Eastway Tank Pump and Meter Ltd., at 1995 Merivale Rd. Among the victims is longtime Eastway employee Rick Bastien, 57, a former supervisor at the facility who is listed on the company's current directory as a welder/fabricator/mechanic. The devastation following Thursday's explosion and fire at Eastway Tank is shown in this drone footage from late Friday afternoon. (CBC)'My heart goes out to their families'Bastien said he worked with all of the people dead or missing after Thursday's explosion and fire, describing them as friends and "good people."

Source: CBC News January 16, 2022 01:18 UTC