CALGARY Three workers have been taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition after they were hurt in a fire that broke out at a grain elevator in Brooks, Alta. Officials say crews, including the Brooks Fire Department, Brooks EMS and Fortis, were called to the scene, in a rural area west of the JBS Canada meat plant, at about 1:34 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters are still actively fighting the blaze, which broke out in a grain elevator. All three of the injured workers were taken to an area hospital for treatment. The public is asked to avoid the area until further notice.
Representative image The public was asked to avoid the area near the elevator as firefighters worked to put out the flames.
Firefighters were sent to a grain elevator in Brooks, AB on Wednesday afternoon after a fire ignited in the facility, Canadian news organizations reported. Three workers were injured during the incident.
The fire was called in at about 1:35 p.m. After arriving at the scene, personnel transported the three hurt workers to a local hospital. Officials asked the public to avoid the area during the response, according to coverage by CTV Calgary.
“Alberta Occupational Health and Safety has been engaged and will investigate in collaboration with Brooks RCMP,” police said in a statement to The Canadian Press. Crews remained on scene for several hours to douse flames.