Vaporizer malfunctions at Select Foods

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, January 8, 2014

An LP vaporizer malfunctioned at Albert Lea Select Foods, 2410 Y.H. Hanson Ave., at 1:31 a.m. today.

According to Albert Lea Fire Department reports, a gas leak started a fire in the back of the building near the shipping docks. Employees shut down the system, and there was no fire when firefighters arrived.

An LP vaporizer malfunction is what led to the explosion outside Streater at the end of December.

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