Imperial Oil Sarnia. Blackburn Media file photo. Imperial Oil Sarnia. Blackburn Media file photo.
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Sirens Activated At Imperial Oil

The emergency sirens at Imperial Oil were activated at 6:44am this morning due to a small fire at a chemicals unit.

A CVECO Code 8 was issued.

The Sarnia Fire Rescue Service was dispatched to the scene. By the time they arrived an Imperial worker had already extinguished the fire at 6:58am and the "all clear" was issued.

All employees were accounted for and there were no injuries.

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