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Alberta oil company fined $15K for not reporting release of toxic sour gas

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A tank at a Mcland Resources work site near the hamlet of Tees , northeast of Red Deer , ruptured in March of 2023 .

The toxic gas was released for more than three hours at a potentially lethal concentration, but nobody was harmed.

The company was aware of the rupture and worked to stop the release but ultimately failed to report it, says the regulator.

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