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Tank fire extinguished at Imperial

Emergency responders at Imperial were called into action Tuesday morning.

A small fire on an out-of-service tank at the Sarnia refinery was extinguished by site crews at around 8:40 a.m.

Imperial said all personnel were accounted for and there were no injuries.

The tank was empty at the time and Imperial will be investigating the cause.

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