One person killed by Orem greenhouse explosion
Jun 27, 2019, 9:45 AM | Updated: 3:08 pm
OREM — Police say one person is dead after an explosion at a greenhouse near 1600 W. 1600 N. in Orem.
Lt. Trent Colledge tells KSL the man was using a compressed air tank to help spray plants at Cook’s Greenhouse, when it failed, then exploded.
Police later identified the victim as Efren Perez-Sanchez, 39, of Lindon.
There was no immediate word on what caused the tank to fail.