Officials with the Town of Hardisty said emergency crews were called out to a fire in the area Wednesday afternoon, it took crews much of the afternoon to put the fire out.
A fire was reported on Husky’s site, and officials said the fire was contained within the tank at the Hardisty Tank Farm.
Companies at the tank farm and contractors were evacuated as a precaution.
Occupational Health and Safety said two workers were cleaning a tank containing hydrocarbon at the time of the incident.
OHS said one worker; a man in his 20s, suffered burns to his hands, and was taken to hospital in Edmonton. The other worker was not injured.
A stop-work order has been issued for the worksite.
In addition, officials have issued an air quality advisory for the area – saying poor air quality could affect health and visibility in the area.
Range Road 95 south of Highway 13 was closed as a result of the fire, and motorists were warned of possible drifting smoke.
Late Wednesday afternoon, officials said the fire appeared to be receding, and officials were evaluating the situation to determine if further efforts were needed to put out the fire.
By 6:30, officials said the Hardisty fire department had been released from the scene, as the fire outside of the tank was out, although officials were looking to ensure fire had not continued burning inside the tank.
After 7 p.m., officials said Range Road 95 had reopened. Emergency personnel were expected to stay on the site to keep an eye on the situation.
Air quality monitoring was still in effect.
