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Eight in Hospital, Some Seriously Injured, After Newfoundland Refinery Explosion

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Eight people were sent to hospital Friday after an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., about 150 kilometres west of St. John’s, police said.

RCMP said some were seriously injured in the blast and had to be airlifted to St. John’s, though Cpl. Jolene Garland could not confirm how many.

“The fire caused by the explosion has been contained leaving no further danger at the worksite and all employees have been accounted for,” the Mounties said in a news release Friday night. Both police and the province’s Occupational Health and Safety division have launched an investigation into the incident, the release said…

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