CALGARY - A 33-year old male is dead following an explosion at a biodiesel plant near High River.
Barrie Harrison, spokesman for Alberta Occupational Health and Safety, said the incident occurred at 11:50 a.m. today, approximately 5 kilometres west of High River at Western Biodiesel Inc.
"All we know right now is that a worker was welding a biodiesel tank when the tank exploded. He was killed on site," Harrison said.
RCMP secured the site until OHS officers arrived. OHS officials will conduct an investigation, which is expected to take months, he said.
Officials with the company, Western Biodiesel, would not comment on the incident
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