LEE COUNTY, N.C. -- One man is dead following an explosion in Sanford Thursday night.

  • A man died in an explosion at Sadler Automotive in Sanford Thursday.
  • He was preparing to fill a nitrous oxide tank.
  • His name has not yet been released. 

The Lee County Sheriff's office said it happened at Sadler Automotive on Lemons Springs Road just after 7:30.

The man was preparing to fill a nitrous oxide tank when the explosion happened.

His name has not yet been released. 

 

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