Posted: Wednesday, 05 November 2008 9:38AM Explosion Inside of a Warehouse Takes the Life of a Paso Robles Man An explosion in a warehouse has killed a Paso Robles man. Around ten o’clock yesterday morning, a worker at Advanced Powder Coating was using a torch to cut a 55 gallon barrel that was likely empty, but covered with some type of varnish, which ignited and caused the explosion. 30 year old Marco Antonio Bautista died inside the warehouse on the 3200 block of Riverside Avenue. According to The Tribune, no one witnessed the explosion. The autopsy is scheduled for today.

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