Posted AT 12:25 AM EDT on 20/11/07
Alberta workers sent home after fire at Shell upgrader
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — About 3,000 workers were sent home Monday from Shell Canada's Scotford upgrader northeast of Edmonton after a fire released hydrogen and sour gas.
It was the second incident involving sour gas at a Shell facility. Earlier in the day, the highly toxic and flammable gas leaked from a Shell pipeline in southwestern Alberta, forcing 10 people from their homes.
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