Officials in Metro Vancouver fielded about 100 complaints about a putrid smell permeating British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 Lower Mainland on Sunday, prompting the regional federation of municipalities to issue an air quality bulletin for the area.

It said an incident at BurnabyB次元官网网址檚 Parkland fuel refinery caused the B次元官网网址渟trong chemical odourB次元官网网址� around the region and enforcement officers were sent to the site to make sure Parkland was complying with itB次元官网网址檚 emissions permit. Metro Vancouver is responsible for issuing air emissions permits and environmental regulation.

Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry said the odour was tied to the B次元官网网址渉ydro carbon industrial eventB次元官网网址� from the refinery in neighbouring Burnaby.

She said Burnaby fire crews were on scene at the refinery, but the B次元官网网址渟trong odourB次元官网网址� was B次元官网网址減ersisting and forced the City of Vancouver to issue a public safety advisory across the area.

Fry said Burnaby was monitoring air quality, and VancouverB次元官网网址檚 public safety advisory urged residents to close their windows if they smell anything or move indoors B次元官网网址渙ut of an abundance of caution.B次元官网网址�

BurnabyB次元官网网址檚 Parkland refinery issued an advisory Friday about an B次元官网网址渆levated flareB次元官网网址� burn-off because of B次元官网网址渆xtreme weather conditions.B次元官网网址�

The advisory says people who live near the refinery may notice noise and B次元官网网址渉igher than usual flareB次元官网网址� from the facility.

It said the refinery notified regulators of the flare event and would be following safety and environment protocols.

The City of Burnaby said in a news release that the B次元官网网址渋ndustrial incidentB次元官网网址� happened around 7:30 in the morning, and fire crews set up a perimeter around the facility.

The cityB次元官网网址檚 fire department found B次元官网网址渘o immediate concerns related to the safety of citizens,B次元官网网址� but advised people to close windows or move indoors if they smelled the odour.

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