Editor:
Where were Kinder Morgan’s emergency response workers when the flames shot up into the sky at Aubrey and Pinehurst on Saturday night?
A building near the tank farm exploded into fire in the rainy season. What would have happened if it had been the middle of summer?
I am horrified that so much piping and fencing work is continuing at the tank farm. Who is enforcing the law that should be protecting the land and people from corporate destruction?
The resources poured into policing principled land defenders should instead be focused on holding Kinder Morgan accountable for the unacceptable risks of expanding pollution.
The tank farm is a fire hazard that we cannot afford to expand. We are in a climate emergency and Saturday’s fire is a warning that we need to take seriously.
Rita Wong, Burnaby
Editor’s note: The Burnaby Fire Department says that the oil company was notified of the fire, according to procedures, but that the department had it under control.
