Open in full screen mode Oil fire in Minburn on January 30, 2023. Radio-Canada Voice synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, makes it possible to generate spoken text from a written text. An emergency alert was sent shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday to Albertans in Minburn County, located an hour and a half east of Edmonton, due to an uncontained crude oil fire. The warning was lifted two hours later. Lycos Energy Inc. notified the Alberta Energy Regulator (REA) that an oil tank fire had occurred on a concession near Wainwright, according to REA spokesperson Renato Gandia. The fire was extinguished around 6:45 p.m. Inspectors remain on site to actively monitor the situation and collaborate with emergency services emergency response and local authorities to ensure public safety, Gandia said. The incident is under investigation. Toxic smoke is released and is dangerous if inhaled, the alert said. Loading ELSE ON NEWS: Asylum seekers: Ottawa will not respond to all of Quebec's requests There was no evacuation, but the province asked residents to prepare for a possible evacuation.
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By Natasha Kumar
Jan31,2024
By Natasha Kumar
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116