Worker suffers burns in explosion at Melbourne factory

An explosion at a Melbourne factory on Monday afternoon left a man with burn injuries.

At around midday, fire crews were sent to a factory in Derrimut following a triple-0 call reporting a chemical blast.

According to Fire Rescue Victoria, a worker was located at the site with burn injuries after a product flash triggered a small fire and generated a considerable amount of smoke in the premises.

The man received medical attention at the scene prior to being transported to Alfred Hospital.

WorkSafe has been informed.

The above article was first published here.