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CALIFORNIA- Two men, ages 38 and 35, were killed in an explosion in a gas-fired, walk-in powder coating oven. One died of blunt force trauma, and the other was electrocuted.The explosion destroyed nearly onethird of the building. The building, valued at $500,000, and its contents, valued at $200,000, were considered total losses.The walls of the single-story, woodframe building in which the oven was located were made of insulated sheet metal. The roof was also metal. The building measured 125 feet (38 meters) by 125 feet (38 meters), and the oven measured 20 feet (6 meters) by 1 1 feet (3 meters). There were no fire detection or suppression systems.
The explosion destroyed nearly onethird of the building. The building, valued at $500,000, and its contents, valued at $200,000, were considered total losses.
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