COCHRANE, Alta. — An energy company that runs a natural gas well north of Calgary says a roughly 24-hour fire that injured five workers has finally been snuffed out.
There was a"well control incident" Monday afternoon at the site about eight kilometres north of Cochrane, Alta., but by early Tuesday afternoon,"the fire was extinguished, and the well was brought under control," according to the updated news release from HWN Energy Ltd.RCMP had said it believed a crew hit a gas pocket while drilling, triggering a large explosion that injured the workers.
Earlier, Alberta Health Services confirmed paramedics took five people to hospital on Monday, three with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries.
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