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\'quite a shockwave\': irving oil says all staff safe after major explosion at saint john, n.b. refinery
by：Yovog
2023-07-28
SAINT JOHN, N. B. —
Irwin oil said all their employees and contractors were found in a massive refinery explosion that rocked the historic port city on Monday and will
Local health authorities confirmed Monday afternoon that the St. John Regional Hospital was treating two patients in the blast.
\"Several contractors are accepting
Life-threatening injuries related to the incident, \"Owen said on Twitter.
Local residents described an explosion shortly after 10: 00. m.
AT says flames and smoke can be seen far from the refineries on the east side of the city.
A worker at the refinery, who declined to be named, said the explosion was enough to knock him down.
\"When the explosion occurred, a considerable shock wave occurred,\" he said as he left with his colleagues.
Workers in a few hours.
Litsa Daeres, 34, who lives nearby, said that when she heard a \"bang\", she only started preparing a Thanksgiving dinner.
\"My whole house is shaking,\" she said . \"
\"I thought my stove exploded.
She said: \"But then, dai er opened the curtains and saw the flames and the thick black smoke.
No flame was seen before 2: 30. m.
Four different water sources were poured on the fire.
Ambulances can be seen coming and going, but there is no emergency signal for them.
Employees say the blast occurred in an active area of the refinery, rather than in an area where maintenance stoppages are currently being carried out.
The refinery is located near several residential areas about 5 kilometers from the city center.
\"Pray for the safety of all the people involved,\" St. John Mayor Don Darling said on Twitter . \".
Jeffrey Downey, spokesman for the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Group, said there are only \"a few minor injuries at the moment, but nothing serious.
Downey said no evacuation orders were issued, but there was an \"order to provide shelter to anyone living in the direction of the plume . \".
The St. John Regional Hospital issued an \"orange alert\", which means it is preparing for a possible influx of patients.
But health authorities later tweeted that the hospital was \"running as usual today.
According to Irwin Petroleum, the refinery produces more than 320,000 barrels of \"finished energy products\" per day, more than half of which are in the United States. S. northeast.
\"We have perfected a variety of products for our wholesale and retail markets, including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, propane and asphalt,\" the website said . \".
\"Our refinery opened in 1960 at a price of 780 kilometers.
Acres of grounds have been upgraded for many years.
We have also led the development of cleaner and more efficient fuels and processes.
Nate Guimond, 36, said he was repairing the house and saw the scene as he looked out.
\"There are thick black and white smoke mixed together,\" Guimond said . \".
\"I heard a rumbling roar.
\"He decided to drive past the refinery and when he felt he thought it was definitely the shock of the second explosion, he said he was nearby.
Michael Steeves, who lives in St. John, said he was driving about a kilometer away when he noticed what was going on at the refinery.
\"You can see the flame from where I am --
I think they have hundreds of feet in the air.
\"You have a huge black smoke,\" he said about an hour and a half later . \".
He said he saw hundreds of residents watching developments in the distance.
St. John\'s police said on Twitter that they were responding to the incident and asked people to stay away from the area.
Several streets have been closed.
Steeves said the incident reminded him of a similar incident that occurred after 90 s, when a similar explosion occurred at the same refinery, killing one person.
\"It seems like a very similar event to just see the clouds and what they have closed,\" he said . \".
Irwin Oil says it will post more information when there is more information.
\"Thanks to all the first responders who have worked to cope with this incident,\" it wrote on Twitter . \".
\"On behalf of all the New Brunswick people, our thoughts on the affected workers and the St. John\'s community,\" Prime Minister Brian Garant said on Twitter . \". —
Irwin oil said all their employees and contractors were found in a massive refinery explosion that rocked the historic port city on Monday and will
Local health authorities confirmed Monday afternoon that the St. John Regional Hospital was treating two patients in the blast.
\"Several contractors are accepting
Life-threatening injuries related to the incident, \"Owen said on Twitter.
Local residents described an explosion shortly after 10: 00. m.
AT says flames and smoke can be seen far from the refineries on the east side of the city.
A worker at the refinery, who declined to be named, said the explosion was enough to knock him down.
\"When the explosion occurred, a considerable shock wave occurred,\" he said as he left with his colleagues.
Workers in a few hours.
Litsa Daeres, 34, who lives nearby, said that when she heard a \"bang\", she only started preparing a Thanksgiving dinner.
\"My whole house is shaking,\" she said . \"
\"I thought my stove exploded.
She said: \"But then, dai er opened the curtains and saw the flames and the thick black smoke.
No flame was seen before 2: 30. m.
Four different water sources were poured on the fire.
Ambulances can be seen coming and going, but there is no emergency signal for them.
Employees say the blast occurred in an active area of the refinery, rather than in an area where maintenance stoppages are currently being carried out.
The refinery is located near several residential areas about 5 kilometers from the city center.
\"Pray for the safety of all the people involved,\" St. John Mayor Don Darling said on Twitter . \".
Jeffrey Downey, spokesman for the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Group, said there are only \"a few minor injuries at the moment, but nothing serious.
Downey said no evacuation orders were issued, but there was an \"order to provide shelter to anyone living in the direction of the plume . \".
The St. John Regional Hospital issued an \"orange alert\", which means it is preparing for a possible influx of patients.
But health authorities later tweeted that the hospital was \"running as usual today.
According to Irwin Petroleum, the refinery produces more than 320,000 barrels of \"finished energy products\" per day, more than half of which are in the United States. S. northeast.
\"We have perfected a variety of products for our wholesale and retail markets, including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, propane and asphalt,\" the website said . \".
\"Our refinery opened in 1960 at a price of 780 kilometers.
Acres of grounds have been upgraded for many years.
We have also led the development of cleaner and more efficient fuels and processes.
Nate Guimond, 36, said he was repairing the house and saw the scene as he looked out.
\"There are thick black and white smoke mixed together,\" Guimond said . \".
\"I heard a rumbling roar.
\"He decided to drive past the refinery and when he felt he thought it was definitely the shock of the second explosion, he said he was nearby.
Michael Steeves, who lives in St. John, said he was driving about a kilometer away when he noticed what was going on at the refinery.
\"You can see the flame from where I am --
I think they have hundreds of feet in the air.
\"You have a huge black smoke,\" he said about an hour and a half later . \".
He said he saw hundreds of residents watching developments in the distance.
St. John\'s police said on Twitter that they were responding to the incident and asked people to stay away from the area.
Several streets have been closed.
Steeves said the incident reminded him of a similar incident that occurred after 90 s, when a similar explosion occurred at the same refinery, killing one person.
\"It seems like a very similar event to just see the clouds and what they have closed,\" he said . \".
Irwin Oil says it will post more information when there is more information.
\"Thanks to all the first responders who have worked to cope with this incident,\" it wrote on Twitter . \".
\"On behalf of all the New Brunswick people, our thoughts on the affected workers and the St. John\'s community,\" Prime Minister Brian Garant said on Twitter . \". —
