A chemical explosion occurred at a factory in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, which resulted in one death and the evacuation of at least 30 people.

According to a statement by Victoria Police, emergency services were called to an industrial building on Swann Drive in Derrimut – a suburb in Melbourne’s west – at about 9:45 a.m. local time, following reports of a chemical explosion.

At least 30 people were forced to evacuate the building.

After fire crews brought the blaze sparked by the explosion under control, a 44-year-old man was found dead inside the building.

Victoria Police noted that no one else was injured in the incident.