A Philadelphia sanitation worker was injured Friday morning when a box exploded in the back of his truck, police said.
The incident occurred around 10:25 a.m. in the 400 block of N. 53rd Street, where emergency responders arrived to find the worker had been hurt.
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The victim was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where his condition was not immediately known.
Officials sent a bomb squad unit to the scene of the explosion to investigate.
Authorities later said reaction was caused by the pressure of a crush blade on a one-pound oxygen cylinder inside the truck.