An incident at the Parkland Refinery in Burnaby, Metro Vancouver, has led to a public safety advisory due to numerous complaints about a strong odour. Residents nearby reported their houses shaking and described the situation as a 'hydrocarbon industrial event.' The area has been evacuated as a precaution, and police have closed roads in the vicinity. A Special Air Quality Statement has been issued for Metro Vancouver NE & NW, including Vancouver, Burnaby, the North Shore, and the TriCities, as a result of emissions from the incident. Parkland Refinery has opened a Twitter account following the incident. The incident has been classified as a 'hydrocarbon industrial event' by the Chevron refinery.
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Well! Parkland Refinery joins Twitter, today! #Burnaby https://t.co/fqm2ywU79A
Parkland has opened an X account after this morning’s Burnaby refinery incident. This is the first post. #bcpoli https://t.co/FVWmpcqTe4
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Special Air Quality Statement issued for Metro #Vancouver NE & NW inclg #Vancouver/#Burnaby, #NorthShore and the #TriCities (#Coquitlam) as a result of emissions incident at the Parkland Refinery. See stmt for more info on the incident: #BCwx #BCstorm #YVRwx https://t.co/ukJbH6lqHZ
Murky situation at the Burnaby Parkland #Refinery here in Metro #Vancouver. Explosion? Reports from nearby residents of houses shaking. Described as a "hydrocarbon industrial event." https://t.co/Mc6x57O1DM
Some kind of emergency has been underway at the parkland refinery in Burnaby, BC. A noticeable smell is upwind, and we are evacuating the area as precaution. Police have roads closed in the area. https://t.co/VtJYSMCKpD
#BREAKING: A public safety advisory has been issued in #Vancouver in response to numerous complaints about a strong odour originating from the Chevron refinery in #Burnaby. This incident has been classified as a "hydrocarbon industrial event." https://t.co/hZtYN8CdSE