UPDATE: Student dies after explosion at Catholic school

18 year old succumbs to injuries in hospital

Grade 12 student Eric Leighton died in the Ottawa Civic Hospital last night after an explosion in his shop class left him unconscious.

Students began to gather outside Mother Teresa Catholic High School around 8 p.m. shortly after word got out that Leighton had passed away.

The updated story is on the main page of The B.C. Catholic website.