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<div>The 18-year-old student critically injured in an explosion Thursday at an Ottawa high school has died from his injuries.
Eric Leighton died shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday in hospital, following an explosion during an auto shop class at Mother Teresa Catholic High School, police said.
The Ottawa Catholic School Board plans to have counsellors, chaplains and support staff available at the school tomorrow for students and staff.
Emergency crews were called to the school at 10:40 a.m. Thursday morning after an empty 55 US gallon drum containing oil residue exploded in the school's auto shop class, according to a joint statement from Ottawa police, fire services and paramedics.
Leighton was rushed to Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus. His injuries were critical, and at one point he was revived after having no vital signs.
The high school has 1,480 students and 130 staff. It sits in the leafy, bedroom suburb of Barrhaven in the city's southwest end.
On Thursday evening, students returned to the school to join friendship and sympathy circles. Classmates of Leighton's described him as popular and athletic.
'Everybody loved him'
"He was one of our main athletes. He was like the jock of the school and he was so popular, and everybody loved him," said Nick Romain, one of the teen's classmates.
"There was not one person who Eric didn
Eric Leighton died shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday in hospital, following an explosion during an auto shop class at Mother Teresa Catholic High School, police said.
The Ottawa Catholic School Board plans to have counsellors, chaplains and support staff available at the school tomorrow for students and staff.
Emergency crews were called to the school at 10:40 a.m. Thursday morning after an empty 55 US gallon drum containing oil residue exploded in the school's auto shop class, according to a joint statement from Ottawa police, fire services and paramedics.
Leighton was rushed to Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus. His injuries were critical, and at one point he was revived after having no vital signs.
The high school has 1,480 students and 130 staff. It sits in the leafy, bedroom suburb of Barrhaven in the city's southwest end.
On Thursday evening, students returned to the school to join friendship and sympathy circles. Classmates of Leighton's described him as popular and athletic.
'Everybody loved him'
"He was one of our main athletes. He was like the jock of the school and he was so popular, and everybody loved him," said Nick Romain, one of the teen's classmates.
"There was not one person who Eric didn
