Man encased in hot tar in Toronto industrial accident in critical condition
TORONTO — A man is in life-threatening condition after being encased in hot tar that solidified during an industrial accident in Toronto on Monday morning.
Rescuers worked for more than an hour to free the man after the incident, which occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m., according to police.
Const. Clint Stibbe said the truck that was carrying a vat of hot, liquid tar, came to a sudden stop in the city’s east end after the driver noticed a boom attached to the vehicle fell to the road.
There were three men in the back, Stibbe said, when the abrupt stop caused the tar, which was kept around 200 Celsius, to spill onto one of the men, trapping him inside.