Man dies in blast at Nisku welding shop

NISKU- RCMP say one man is dead and another man is in hospital after an explosion and fire at a welding business just south of Edmonton.

The blast happened around 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Ja-Co Welding and Consulting Ltd., in Nisku.

The explosion could be felt throughout the community, as well as in Beaumont about 10 kilometres away.

Police say the man who died at the scene was in his early 40s, while the second man was taken to an Edmonton hospital for treatment of serious injuries.