FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: ONE PERSON MISSING DUE TO HUGE EXPLOSION AT PROPANE FACILITY NORTH OF MONTREAL!

At least one person missing after explosion at Quebec propane company At least one person is missing Thursday after an explosion at a fuel distribution company in Quebec's Lanaudiere region, according to provincial police (SQ).

At an afternoon press conference in St-Roch-de-l'Achigan, the municipality where the blast occurred, SQ spokesperson Eloise Cossette said it's possible more people are missing.

No deaths have been confirmed.

Police will not be able to search the scene until it is determined safe by the team of some-50 firefighters putting out the flames, Cossette explained.

The explosion happened Thursday at 11:17 a.m. at a propane facility about 50 kilometres north of Montreal. Located on Rte. 339 near Saint-Régis Road, Propane Lafortune is a family-run company that offers propane services in the Lanaudiere region. Suzanne Lafortune, who has no relation to the business, lives in the area.

She said she was evacuated from her home after the explosion and that her son rushed to the scene to help out.

"I thought it was an accident because I heard the explosion and I looked and I saw a big fire and my daughter called 911," she said, describing the dramatic scene to reporters Thursday afternoon.

"We can't stay in our home because it's very dangerous." Fire Chief François Thivierge said the first units to arrive tried to intervene but had to back off due to a risk of further explosions.

Thivierge said the fire is not under control and officials are being prudent due to safety risks and the environmental risk of oil or gas ending up in a nearby river.

Local firefighters were assisted by crews from Repentigny, Rawdon, Ste-Julienne and St-Lin-Laurentides.