15,000 litres of crude oil spilled at Lvis refinery

Quebecs environment ministry says 15,000 litresof crude oil have been spilled from a tank atthe Jean-Gaulin refinery in Lvis.

The ministry put out a statement Saturday afternoon saying Urgence-Environnement is on the scene of the spill at the plant, which is owned by Valero Energy.

The measures necessary to ensure the safety of people, and protection of the environment have been implemented, said the statement from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change.

Urgence-Environnement said the leak was caused by a break in a storage tank, though it does not pose any danger to either people or the environment.

It says emergency crews are collecting the oil using trucks with vacuum hoses.

According to the company website forValero Energy, facilities in Lvis have a storage capacity of 8.7 million barrels about 1,383,189,466 litres of crude oil andrefined products.