Ravage by boiler explosion: three dead

st.louis - In a bizarre accident involving an exploding boiler in the US St. Louis three people were killed. The enormous tank exploded, flying through the roof of the company and was about two hundred meters further down on laundry.

At the place where the boiler exploded one fell dead. The other victims were in the laundry. According to US media, the two were working on their first day at the company.

On surveillance shows the explosion. After a flight of about ten seconds to drill the boiler, as big as a transport van, into the roof of the laundry. According to fire the boiler weighs 1500 kilograms. 'It's a huge thing,' said a spokesman. A fourth person is in critical condition in the hospital.

A third company flew a steel pipe through the roof, but there were no injuries. The boiler producing steam for a complete packaging plant. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.\n  \n   \n    \n    \n   \n   \n   \n      \n   \n     The boiler is flying through the roof at a laundromat.\n    \n   \n     Photo: AP