Residents in the Metro Vancouver city of Burnaby have been asked to avoid a local park after a reported water leak at a fuel refinery in the area.
A statement released by operator Sunoco LP says the refinery was responding to a "small on-site leak of process water" from one of its tank farms, resulting in possible odour for people living nearby.
Sunoco says its team had begun its response procedure to the leak, while Burnaby's fire department had also responded to monitor the situation.
The company has asked people to avoid nearby Confederation Park and says it has installed air monitors along the route bordering the refinery area.
The refinery produces about 30 per cent of all transportation fuel used in B.C.
The former Parkland refinery, before Sunoco LP took over the operation last year, had previously released a noxious odour during another leak in January 2024 caused by unusually cold weather disrupting operations.
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