 The blasts caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes and cost C$1.8 million to clean up, half of which was paid by the province of Ontario.An employee of Sunrise died in the initial explosions and a firefighter died of cardiac arrest the next day while at the scene.Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases was a company that sold propane for commercial and home purposes, in addition to other gases such as helium and acetylene.