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Market Basket deep fryer shoots out hot oil, sends 3 to hospital in Plymouth

Several people experienced burns after a deep fryer exploded at the grocery store chain in Plymouth.

Reading, MA--04/19/2019--A shopper walks out of a Market Basket with her groceries in Reading, MA on Friday afternoon. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: 20stop&shoppic Reporter:

By Eva Levin

Several people were injured, including an 11-month-old baby, when a deep fryer sent out a burst of hot oil at a Market Basket on Thursday, the Plymouth Fire Department said.

Around 6:45 p.m., the Plymouth Fire Department responded to the Market Basket on Commerce Way, the department said in a statement. A deep fryer in the store kitchen had shot hot oil to the ceiling and as far as 15 feet from the fryer, the department said.

Firefighters shut down the kitchen and evaluated a 79-year-old man, the baby, and a 31-year-old store employee for burns. The 79-year-old was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston with severe burns, while the other two were brought to South Shore Hospital, according to the department.

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Market Basket did not immediately respond to a request for comment.