From Yahoo/Agence France Presse:
Explosion and fire at Canada's largest oil refinery
An explosion and fire ripped through Canada's largest refinery Monday, injuring several workers in what its owner called a "major incident."
The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John's, New Brunswick, said company executive Kevin Scott.
Officials said all the plant's workers were accounted for after the fire, and four people received hospital treatment for minor injuries.
Images posted on social media networks showed intermittent flames and a column of black smoke rising from the refinery, the country's largest with a production capacity of 300,00 barrels of refined products a day.
Thank God that everyone is accounted for - that could have turned out horrible.
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