Imperial Oil Sarnia. Blackburn Media file photo. Imperial Oil Sarnia. Blackburn Media file photo.
Sarnia

Process Unit fire at Imperial

The sirens sounded this morning at Imperial's Sarnia manufacturing site. Spokesperson Kristina Zimmer, in a message on the Community Awareness and Emergency Response Line, said it happened around 7:30 a.m. "There was a small fire in an area of a processing unit," said Zimmer. "Site personnel repsonded quickly and they extinguished the fire within a few minutes." No injuries are reported and Zimmer said the all clear was issued at 8:20 a.m.

An investigation into the incident is underway and precautionary perimeter air monitoring was initiated.

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