Burnaby Fire Department releases comprehensive risk analysis that demonstrates proposed Burnaby Tank Farm would dramatically increase risk to public safety and environment

To ensure the National Energy Board has access to detailed, expert information on the significant potential public and environmental dangers associated with Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Tank Farm, the Burnaby Fire Department has prepared a comprehensive risk assessment that analyzes the fire and safety risks, hazard events and consequences associated with the proposed project.

“This report is comprehensive and jarring,” says Mayor Derek Corrigan. “It is remarkable that Kinder Morgan is even asking the citizens of Burnaby to assume such risks, but even moreso that the National Energy Board is willing to consider expanding this storage site in this location – on a hillside near thousands of residents and a busy university, and adjacent to an urban conservation area.

“Not only is the National Energy Board considering this request from Kinder Morgan, but they continue to tell Burnaby and other intervenors that the vast majority of our questions regarding tank farm safety can be answered after the Board decides whether or not to approve the project. This report clearly demonstrates that questions about the safety of this proposed tank farm expansion should be answered prior to any decisions being made by the NEB and that the Board should consider this an essential priority.” 

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