There are no reports of injuries after an early morning explosion at an oilsands plant in northern Alberta owned by Syncrude Canada.
The explosion happened between 5:30 and 6 Saturday morning.
According to listeners to our sister station in Fort McMurray, contractors are being turned away at the gates, but Syncrude employees are being allowed on site.
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