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Worker injured in Tilbury Island LNG facility fire

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Weekend fire raises concerns about safety of LNG industry
A quickly extinguished fire at the Tilbury storage plant in Metro Vancouver has critics asking whether enough measures are in place to ensure the public is safe from a rapidly expanding industry – Aug 21, 2017

An investigation is underway at a Delta LNG facility after a worker was injured in an explosion on the weekend.

Flames were seen shooting three storeys into the air after a blast that officials say started in the refrigeration unit of the Tilbury LNG plant on Sunday.

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Fortis BC, which owns the plant, said its fire detection and suppression equipment worked to contain the fire.

A subcontractor was hurt but has since been released from hospital.

Fortis is now carrying out an internal investigation.

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