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[Update] Pig Barn Explosion Farm Worker Now In Critical Condition

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One of the two farm workers that were victim to the pig barn explosion near Seaforth, Ontario on Sunday is now listed under critical condition at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario. Hospital officials confirmed today that Dann Eedy, 25 is now listed in critical condition. The other farm worker Joshua Purdy, 15 remains in serious condition. Both men were airlifted to hospital on Sunday after a methane explosion while draining liquid manure from a nearby pit.


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