An Explosion Rattles a Toronto Neighborhood. A Drake Video Was to Blame.
- Posted on April 17, 2026
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- By The New York Times
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A controlled explosion in Toronto's residential area triggered alarm among neighbors who feared another catastrophe similar to the devastating 2008 propane facility disaster. The blast was actually part of a professional music video production featuring rapper Drake. Local authorities had approved the pyrotechnic event, but residents' historical trauma from previous industrial accidents raised concerns about safety protocols and community notification procedures during large-scale entertainment productions in densely populated neighborhoods.
An Explosion Rattles a Toronto Neighborhood. A Drake Video Was to Blame.
A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008. continue reading...
