Apenisa Waqairadovu 
[File Photo]
A man has passed away following an explosion in Wainibokasi yesterday afternoon.
Police say the victim in his 20s sustained serious injuries when an empty diving gas tank exploded.
It says a co-worker was using a grinder to cut the empty tank when it exploded, whereby pieces of the gas tank hit the victim causing his death.
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The co-worker using the grinder and another employee sustained injuries.
They were rushed to the Wainibokasi Health Centre and were later transferred to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.
Investigation continues.
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