Posted Tuesday, June 13, 2017 12:03 am

An explosion at Carl Cannon Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC in Jasper Monday afternoon injured five workers. The explosion happened in the oil change area of the service department at the dealership located just off Interstate 22. Jasper police and firefighters responded to the dealership at 5:19 p.m. Officials from the Walker County Emergency Management Agency and state fire marshals, along with multiple ambulances from Regional Paramedical Services, were also on the scene. Five employees in the service department were injured. Four were taken by ambulance to UAB Hospital in Birmingham with severe burns; a fifth worker was taken to Walker Baptist Medical Center after experiencing difficulty breathing. The four taken to UAB were reportedly in critical condition. Those injured were not identified. Jasper Fire Chief David Clark said his department was working with officials from the state fire marshal’s office to try to determine an exact cause of the explosion. A post on the dealership’s Facebook page asked for prayers for those injured. “Thank you for the outpouring of love and support. Please pray for the individuals that were injured and their families,” the post said.