Man rushed to hospital after explosion
The explosion sparked a major emergency response to in the western Sydney suburb just after 10am.
Police units and multiple ambulance crews rushed to the site on Cowpasture Rd, with paramedics arriving on scene at 10.30am.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed paramedics had taken a man in his 40s to Liverpool Hospital.
SafeWork NSW has been contacted for comment.
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