Irving Oil Terminal Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package
SAINT JOHN – Irving Oil’s East Saint John Terminal facility was evacuated for several hours Thursday after a suspicious package was located on-site.
Emergency crews were called to the facility on Bayside Drive around 5 p.m. Thursday, according to Saint John police.
“Residents are asked to avoid the area,” police said in a tweet at 6:34 p.m.
Members of the Saint John Fire Department were also on the scene, and paramedics from Ambulance New Brunswick were on stand-by.
Candice MacLean, a spokesperson for Irving Oil, said the facility was evacuated without incident.
“In line with standard protocol, the appropriate authorities were immediately notified and an investigation is underway,” MacLean said in an email.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, police tweeted that they had cleared the scene and that further information will follow.
According to Irving Oil’s website, the terminal is a marine loading and rail offloading facility.
Products from the Saint John refinery are shipped via a pipeline that runs along River Avenue. Crude oil and butane that are shipped to the facility via rail are transported to the refinery via the same pipe rack.
By Brad Perry, the news director with CHSJ/Country 94, Huddle content partners.