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Worker Burned in Possible Explosion in Sunnyside Tuesday

39-33 47th Ave. (Google Maps)

Aug. 17, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A worker was rushed to a hospital after suffering burns at a building in Sunnyside Tuesday.

The man was working inside 39-35 47th Ave. — where AMS Dental Laboratory Inc. is located according to online listings — when he was burned at around 11 a.m.

It’s unclear at this time whether he was burned in an explosion.

The FDNY responded to a report of an explosion in a shed at the address. An aerial view of the address shows a shed on the back roof of the building.

Aerial view of 39-33 47th Ave. (Google Maps)

There was no active fire when firefighters reached the scene.

EMS transported the victim to Cornell Hospital in serious, but stable condition.

A NYPD spokesperson said the worker may have been burned while using a machine to melt plastic.

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