Three people were burned this afternoon in an explosion at Steyers Hudson Valley Auto on the Malden Turnpike in Saugerties.
State police said one of the mechanics at Steyer’s Hudson Valley Auto, Inc. at 468 Malden Turnpike was using a chop saw to cut a piece of steel when the sparks ignited the gases above a 275-gallon waste oil tank. The accident happened at around 1:30 p.m.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports one of the men burned is in critical condition, and one in serious condition.
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