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Man killed in explosion identified
Gleneden: Coroner, WorkSafe BC investigate the cause of blast at legal grow-op. By Tracy Hughes
market news staff
A man who was seriously burned in an explosion at a legal marijuana grow operation in Gleneden has died. David Allen Kingsbury, 45, died in hospital Friday, the day after the Thursday evening explosion. He was from the Lower Mainland, but most recently had been staying in Salmon Arm. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 4, RCMP, the Salmon Arm Fire Department and BC Ambulance re-
sponded to a report of a possible explosion at an address on 50th Street NW. Upon investigation, RCMP determined this was a legal, fullylicensed marijuana growing operation taking place at the site, and that the explosion appeared to be the result of a malfunction with a piece of machinery. “There was nothing criminal about this, as it was a legal grow,” says RCMP Sgt. Carlos Tettolowski. “As such, that makes this more of an industrial work accident.”
Tettolowski said the man was “gravely injured” in the explosion and was transported to hospital. The Salmon Arm Fire Department called out crews from Halls #3 and #4 to the possible explosion, but when they arrived there was no fire. “On arrival, we discovered a shop which showed signs of a fire consistent with some type of explosion, but there was nothing actually burning when we got on-scene. There was one male occupant who had severe burns to a major part of his body,” said Salmon Arm Fire Chief
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Brad Shirley. “The shop contained a very sophisticated grow operation that was licensed to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes.” Shirley says the fire department’s investigation is ongoing, and the cause has yet to be determined. The fire chief says this incident demonstrates why the federal government is taking initiatives that will see all “legal residential” grow operations cease operation by April 1, 2014, instead moving towards See Fire Chief on page 2
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