By The Canadian Press

De Winton

Natural gas explosion tears apart workshop near De Winton

May 21, 2019 | 2:05 PM

A man is being treated for serious injuries after a natural gas explosion that tore apart a workshop on a rural property just south of Calgary.

Witnesses report seeing chunks of debris hurled several metres into the air when the blast happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday, about three kilometres west of De Winton.

A large plume of smoke could be seen for several kilometres, but fire officials say there was no risk to the public.

The 36-year-old man was pulled from the wreckage by relatives and friends and later taken to a Calgary hospital for treatment of burns and other injuries.

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More than two dozen firefighters from four departments were called to the scene.

There is no immediate word on what led up to the explosion.