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Worker injured in Tilbury Island LNG facility fire

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.

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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.

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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