A 45-year-old man suffered severe facial injuries Tuesday when a 55-gallon drum exploded outside a trucking company building in Fawn.

The incident happened at Graff Trucking on Route 908 around 4:30 p.m. The man was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital. His condition has not been released.

Fawn police Chief Timothy Mayberry said the explosion occurred behind the building. He said he did not know what was inside the drum or what caused the blast. 

He said the man was not an employee at the company and that he was visiting a friend at the trucking company.

First Published: November 5, 2014, 11:27 a.m.