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Fire at Imperial Oil

Officials are continuing to monitor the air quality following a fire in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley.

Photo via Facebook, courtesy of Lisa Pugliano Mrowiec
Photo via Facebook, courtesy of Lisa Pugliano Mrowiec

What’s described as an “internal operating issue” at the Imperial Gas refinery sparked flaring around 6:20 last night.

No one was hurt.

Crews also helped to extinguish a grass fire just south of the company’s property.

While officials say they can’t comment on the cause, Imperial will be co-operating with investigators to find out exactly how the blaze got started.

In a statement on its website, Imperial has been monitoring air quality as a precaution but says so far there have been no issues.

The City of Sarnia and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have also been notified.

You can read the full statement on Imperial’s website.