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Man burnt in Qld drum explosion
AAP
A young man has suffered burns to his chest and arms after a 44-gallon drum exploded in central Queensland.
The 22-year-old was near the drum, which was filled with a flammable liquid, when it blew up in the town of Emerald on Tuesday.
He's been taken to the Emerald Hospital, the ambulance service said.
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