Man, 50, killed in explosion at well site southeast of Grande Prairie
CBC News | Posted: October 24, 2018 2:58 PM | Last Updated: October 24, 2018
RCMP believe blast triggered by gas leak at site operated by Calgary company
A 50-year-old man is dead — and another worker is injured — after an explosion late Tuesday at a well site near Grande Prairie.
Just before 7:30 p.m., RCMP and emergency crews were called to the scene of the blast at a Mojek Resources site, about 63 kilometres southeast of Grande Prairie, near Musreau Lake.
One man died at the scene, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.
A second worker, a man in his 60s, was transported to hospital in Grande Prairie with non life-threatening injuries. A third worker on site was not injured.
The men were working in the area at the time of the incident, RCMP said. Investigators believe the explosion may have been triggered by a gas leak which has since been contained.
Occupational Health and Safety officials are investigating, OHS spokesperson Gurshan Dhillon said in an interview with CBC News Wednesday.
Health and safety officials are on scene and the "site has been secured," Dhillon said. No stop work order is in place.
The Alberta Energy Regulator is working with the company, a spokesperson said.
Mojek Resources, based in Calgary, owns and operates gas and oil wells in Alberta.
A spokesman for the company said the death happened at the company's well site.
"We are currently dealing with the situation in Grande Prairie to ensure the safety of environment and persons," said Emmanuel Nwachukwu.
The company will comment further when more is known about what happened, he said.