Eight in Hospital, Some Seriously Injured, After Newfoundland Refinery Explosion

Braya Renewable Fuels, formerly the North Atlantic Refinery, is shown in Come By Chance, N.L., on Oct. 6, 2020. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Eight people were sent to hospital Friday after an explosion at a refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., about 150 kilometres west of St. John’s, police said.

RCMP said some were seriously injured in the blast and had to be airlifted to St. John’s, though Cpl. Jolene Garland could not confirm how many.