Construction blast injures 1, damages cars & building

A planned explosion at a construction site injured one person and damaged several cars at a nearby gas station.

According to Maj. Michelle Jones, Morristown Police Department spokesperson, the blast happened just after 1:30 pm Friday at a construction site off Panther Creek Road at West Andrew Johnson Highway.

Jones said the contractor, Mountain Reclamation and Construction, has been trying to clear rock from a lot, and one of their explosions Friday escaped their containment system, raining debris down on the BP station across the seat.

Michael E. Williams of Morristown was inside his car at a gas pump when a rock crashed through the window and hit him. He was transported to Morristown-Hamblen Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Rocks and other debris also hit the BP sign, the building, and five vehicles in that parking lot.  Three other vehicles were also damaged at a nearby car lot.  

The state fire marshall's office is conducting an investigation into the blast.

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