The situation is contained and an overnight evacuation order is lifted , the state says . Equipment failure and human error likely caused propane tank cylinders to explode at a central Florida refilling plant late Monday , a fire official said Tuesday . The company says several of the 24 employees working at the time were injured . There were 53,000 20-pound cylinders of propane at the facility . A fire broke out in a storage tank on Monday morning that was not connected to any other tanks or equipment at the facility, according to the company.
The situation is contained and an overnight evacuation order is lifted , the state says . The company says several of the 24 employees working at the time were injured . There were 53,000 20-pound cylinders of propane at the facility . A fire broke out in a storage tank on Monday morning that was not connected to any other tanks or equipment at the facility, according to the company.