AER are fucking pathetic and useless except for lying and bullying harmed Albertans, a lot, and enabling the nastiest and most harmful industry in the world.
Oil well explosion north of Cochrane caught on video 4 seconds by Cochrane Now, Oct 1, 2024
A worker on site of a oil well explosion on Sept.30 sent the CochraneNow news room this exclusive video.
In this clip, I see 9 men running from the explosion, another is taking the video, then there are the 5 seriously injured. That’s a lot more than the “5 man crew” reported by police as in an article below
@wesleybeacom:
That looks like American PPE
… Because it was a workplace accident, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) will take over the investigation, Slaney said. In an emailed statement Tuesday, OHS confirmed an investigation is ongoing and that no “further information” would be provided.
One of five workers hospitalized after natural gas site fire has sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns, Jon McIntosh was working on a well site operated by HWN Energy Ltd. on Monday afternoon when there was an explosion on-site, sending him and four other workers to the hospital by Devika Desai, Oct 02, 2024, Calgary Herald
One of the five people hospitalized after an explosion and fire at a natural gas well site north of Calgary sustained second- and third-degree burns, according to a GoFundMe page posted on Tuesday.
Jon McIntosh was working on a well site operated by HWN Energy Ltd. on Monday when there was an explosion, sending him and four other workers to the hospital.
Two of the workers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while three sustained life-threatening injuries, an RCMP spokesperson said Monday.
According to the GoFundMe page, posted on behalf of the family, McIntosh sustained severe burns and was rushed to hospital via an ambulance in “critical condition.” As of Wednesday, he remains hospitalized and is “sedated and intubated,” an update posted to the page reads.
His mother, Theresa, lives in Manitoba. Donations to the fund will go toward supporting her and her family, so she can “focus on being in Calgary with her son while they navigate the steps to Jon’s recovery,” the post reads.
So far, the GoFundMe page has raised $10,725, over its set goal of $10,000.
The fund’s organizer, Hailey Christofferson, described McIntosh as “selfless, giving, caring” and “the most obvious comedic man there is.”
“Everyone wants to see him get back to his bubbly self and hear more of his laughter and jokes,” the post reads.
An Alberta Health Services spokesperson declined to share updates on the conditions of the hospitalized workers on Wednesday, citing that they cannot do so without the consent of the individuals.
Common injuries sustained in a fire at a well site can range from serious burns to inhalation complications, i.e., if the victim has inhaled a lot of smoke or has damage to their respiratory system, said Dr. Vincent Gabriel, medical director for the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre.
“In a petrochemical environment, the flame burns tends to be intense,” he said, “and can be complicated by prolonged exposure if the person is in an equipment or environment where they cannot be quickly extricated.”
In the event of severe burn injuries, the first response is to manage the victim’s experience with pain. “We think of burn injuries as the most painful human experience,” he said, “and so in the early stages, pain management is a significant challenge for all burn care providers.”
Unlike first and second degree burns, where the skin is still able to heal and regenerate, third degree burns are the most complicated as they often necessitate skin grafting surgery to remove “necrotic material” and close up the wound using the victim’s tissue.
The recovery, he said, is often long and severe burn injuries may not always heal fully to what the area looked like pre-injury.
The fire at the well site occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday, with initial reports suggesting it may have been triggered after a gas pocket was hit. All non-essential personnel were evacuated the same day and the company ascertained no immediate threat to nearby residents, according to a company news release on Monday.
By Tuesday early afternoon, the fire was extinguished and the well was contained. By 5:30 p.m. the same day, the company reported that there was no further release of liquids and gases.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion and the fire.
Five workers seriously injured by blast at energy site in Alberta, RCMP say by Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, Sept 30, 2024, The Globe and Mail
An explosion at an energy site northwest of Calgary has injured five workers, and RCMP say the resulting fire could burn for days.
Cpl. Gina Slaney said the five were part of a crew that was drilling on a lease site at a field north of Cochrane, Alta., on Monday afternoon when it’s believed they hit a gas pocket, triggering a large explosion.
Slaney said three of the workers were seriously injured and two were very seriously injured, and they’ve all been transported to hospitals in Calgary.
She said flames continued to shoot into the air on Monday and that it is anticipated the fire will burn for at least a week, but she said the area is isolated and no evacuation is under way.
Occupational Health and Safety is investigating, she said.
HWN Energy Ltd. confirmed in an e-mail that a “well control incident” occurred approximately eight km north of Cochrane, and that the five who were injured were contractors.
“We understand the concerns of the local community, and we want to assure the public that we are taking every possible measure to manage this incident effectively,” the company’s e-mail late Monday stated.
“At this time, there is no immediate threat to nearby residents, and air quality monitoring is being conducted as a precaution.”
The statement said that as a precautionary measure, the company evacuated non-essential personnel from the immediate area and established an exclusion zone around the site.
The exact cause of the incident wasn’t yet known, the statement said, adding that emergency services, officials and emergency response teams were immediately activated.
It said the company has mobilized experts and specialized equipment to restore control of the well, while also protecting the public and environment.Too late to protect the workers and the environment.
An Alberta Energy Regulator spokesman said the incident happened at a sweet gas well.Always the fucking cowardly minimizer, serving the rich while enabling endless harms to Albertans, wildlife, livestock, our province, and the global environment.
The AER said in a statement it is monitoring HWN Energy’s response to a release of sweet gas and a fire at the site.
“We will maintain a presence on-site and continue ongoing communication with HWN to ensure that public safety and environmental protection are upheldFFS! What envionmental protection? I see none! I also see limited worker protection, if any., and that all regulatory requirements are met,” the regulator’s statement said.
The AER statement further said that emergency response teams and local authorities, including Occupational Health and Safety, are present at the site.
Comments:
rationalist:
“Energy site”? Like it was at a power dam or something? Can’t call an oil or gas well what it is any more?
app_76585688 to rationalist:
“sweet gas energy”. Green washing.
5 sent to hospital after oil well fire northwest of Calgary: officials by Caley Gibson Global News, September 30, 2024
An official with Rocky View County Fire Services says five people were taken to hospital after an oil well fire northwest of Calgary Monday afternoon.
The fire started at about 2 p.m. in the area of Highway 567 and Range Road 40, north of Cochrane.
Fire officials with the county said five ambulances were called.
A spokesperson with Alberta Health Services EMS said five adults were taken to hospital: three with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters from Springbank and Bearspaw were at the scene.Oil patch profits protected by making tax payers pay for emergency response? If companies had to pay, there would be far less fires, explosions, fatalities, etc. How many wildfires does the oil and gas industry start in Canada? Do they pay a penny for the horrific losses and damages they cause? No. They’d don’t even pay their taxes, or to clean up as legally required, all enabled by pollution enablers UCP/TBA.
The fire remained out of control as of 4:14 p.m. Monday.
Rocky View County Fire Services said a fire control specialist team was being put together.
5 rushed to hospital after fire at oil site north of Cochrane by CBC News with files from Joel Dryden, Sept 30, 2024
Five people are in hospital after an explosion occurred at an oil site north of Cochrane, Alta., starting a fire that sent plumes of dark smoke into the sky.
Cpl. Gina Slaney of the Alberta RCMP said Cochrane RCMP and emergency services responded to calls of a workplace explosion off of Range Road 40 north of Big Hill Springs Road in Rocky View County, at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers determined that a five man crew had been conducting drilling operations on a lease site when the explosion happened.What’s the story with this crew and explosion? The 4 second clip at the top of this post shows 9 men running, one taking the video, with the 5 that were seriously injured makes 15. There were perhaps more.
Slaney said all five crew members sustained burn injuries, and that two people are suffering from serious injuries. They have all been transferred to a medical centre in Calgary.
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety will be taking over the investigation.
The fire is expected to burn for several days, said Slaney, and a specialized oil field fire crew has been dispatched from Lacombe, Alta. to handle the fallout.
Chris Ratzlaff, who lives in Airdrie, was driving west on Big Hill Springs Road on Monday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. when he said he noticed a large black cloud of smoke to the west and pulled off to the side of the road to take a photo.
“The flames were going quite high,” said Ratzlaff.
“You could see basically like a jet of flame coming up.”
Several in hospital after explosion, fire at oil well north of Cochrane by Steven Wilhelm, Sept 30, 2024, Calgary Herald
Because it was a workplace accident Occupational Health and Safety will be taking over the investigation, said Cpl. Gina Slaney
An oil well fire in Rocky View County sent five people to hospital Monday afternoon and crews were still battling the blaze hours later, says an RCMP spokesperson.
Cochrane RCMP and emergency services responded around 2:15 p.m. to reports of an explosion on a lease site off Range Road 40 north of Big Hill Springs Road, according to Cpl. Gina Slaney.
Five people were injured in the explosion, two more critical than the others. They were all taken to Calgary hospitals, Slaney said.
Because it was a workplace accident, Occupational Health and Safety will take over the investigation, she said.
“I did read that they said it could take days until the fire is extinguished,” Slaney said.
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) said the well is operated by Calgary-based HWN Energy Ltd.
A resident who lives about 700 metres from the site, described what he saw Monday afternoon: “It was a big mushroom cloud, solid black, like, you know, not ‘dark-ish’; solid black.”
Although he couldn’t see the flames, Keith, who declined to give his surname, said a neighbour could see the fire from their house.
By later Monday evening he could still see smoke out his window.
“There’s been tons of water trucks coming up and down the road. I’d say half a dozen fire trucks, minimum, and probably (more than) half a dozen ambulances,” he said.Paid for by ordinary Albertans struggling to feed and clothe their families.
The AER said in an emailed statement that its priority during an emergency incident is to ensure companies take swift and effective action to protect public safety and the environment.Too late, as usual.
“We are currently monitoring HWN Energy’s response to a release of sweet gas and a fire approximately eight kilometres north of Cochrane,” it said.
The regulator said roadblocks have been established to safeguard the public and accommodate emergency operations, while staff are on-site assessing the situation.
“We will maintain a presence on-site and continue ongoing communication with HWN to ensure that public safety and environmental protection are upheld, and that all regulatory requirements are met,” the statement reads.
Postmedia has contacted HWN Energy for comment.
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Alberta Premier, Big Oil Dildo Danielle Smith sucking Canada Dry with toxic petroleum plastic added to photo of the Lycos Energy Inc. tank fire.
etc. etc. etc. etc.