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Refinery spokesperson says two employees are being assessed for minor injuries. All personnel are accounted for.
Refinery spokesperson says two employees are being assessed for minor injuries
An early morning explosion at the Co-Op refinery main plant could be felt kilometres away. (CBC news)People living in Regina’s north end were awakened early this morning by an explosion at Regina’s Consumers’ Co-operative Refinery main plant that shook homes as far as two kilometres away.
The explosion happened at about 4:45 a.m. CST Tuesday near gate No. 3 on 9th Avenue North near McDonald Street.
Emergency alarm horns were activated and could be heard across the north end of the city for more than 15 minutes.
There’s no word yet on what caused the blast, but a fire was still burning at 6 a.m CST.
WATCH | Early morning explosion rocks Regina’s Co-op refinery:
Early morning explosion rocks Regina’s Co-op refinery
The north end of Regina woke up to emergency sirens after an explosion at the Co-op refinery.
According to a refinery spokesperson, two employees were being assessed for minor injuries and all personnel are accounted for.
“The incident has been contained and the impacted area has been stabilized,” said refinery spokesperson Andrew Swenson in an emailed statement.
A spokesperson for the Regina Fire Department says they were called in to assist the refinery’s firefighters and no structures were involved in the explosion. Crews got called to the co-op refinery at 4.49AM this morning. The co-op refinery fire crews have the situation under control and Regina Fire is in a standby mode to assist if need. No injuries reported or structures involved. #RFD #RFPS pic.twitter.com/ZjFINC4WWs
—@Regina_Fire
The Regina Fire Department says after the initial explosion crews were burning off extra product in the lines, but no high pressure lines were involved in the fire.
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