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Refinery fire blamed on pipe tear
REGINA -- Fire inspectors say corrosion in a single pipe was behind an explosion and fire at the Co-op refinery in Regina last fall.
Their report says a tear measuring almost 18 centimetres long triggered the initial explosion and subsequent smaller ones.
They say the problem was in a diesel-fuel processing area and had been getting worse since 2008 when practices at the plant changed.
Co-op officials say tests hadn't shown any issues with the pipe.
Seven contract employees who were working on a $2-billion upgrade and expansion were sent to hospital and two more were treated for burns at the plant. Another 1,400 people had to leave the refinery after the blast, which triggered a huge fireball that could be seen all over the city.
Co-op says 80 per cent of the piping in the troubled area has been replaced since the fire and 19 other measures have been taken to increase testing.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 17, 2012 B6
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