An industrial accident that happened in Richmond Tuesday morning has prompted an internal investigation at Lafarge Canada.
A roof on a cement silo “failed”, according to a Lafarge spokesperson, adding the company will fully cooperate with all authorities.
WorkSafeBC was called at 8:43 a.m. about an incident at the cement plant on No. 9 Road and responded, a spokesperson confirmed to Global News.
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Both WorkSafeBC and Lafarge confirm there were no injuries.
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