Miracle in Florida — workers found alive after huge blasts rock gas plant

Blast ... explosion in Tavares City was heard miles away

It was feared the up to 15 employees had died as they worked the night shift at the propane works after the blasts were heard 10 miles away.
But amazingly all the unaccounted workers have now been found alive.

Explosion ... lit up night sky

Intense fires took hold of the gas plant while horrifying footage showed flames lighting up the night sky.
Resident Lisa Garner told of the moment the plant went up to the Orlando Sentinel saying: "I heard a loud bomb sound"
Officials are investigating the blasts where there were an estimated 53,000 tanks at the plant at the time.

Rescue ... workers were amazingly found alive

There were 24 people were working the night shift at the plant in Tavares, Lake County, north of Orlando, when the blasts happened just before 11pm local time.
The missing 15 employees were found alive hours later as firefighters battled to contain the flames.
Details of any of their injuries are not yet known.

Investigation ... John Herrell from the Lake County Florida Sheriff's office

The explosions were strong enough to blow the roof off the Blue Rhino plant.
More fuel containers exploded as the flames spread hampering firefighters.
A local businessman Jim Mueller told Sky News: "We could see the flames and the initial explosion knocked us off our feet. We could see the heat from the flames and it was light like day time."
"There were two short explosions larger than anything we've seen since. The secondary explosions immediately followed.
An evacuation zone around the scene had been reduced from a mile to half a mile.