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Sascha Wilson
Strong fumes from an oil spill in a river forced the early dismissal of the Vessigny Secondary School and the closure of the beach facilities yesterday. A Heritage Petroleum ambulance and a fire truck were seen parked outside the school, but there were no confirmed reports of students or residents being taken for medical treatment. Heritage has yet to reveal the source of the leak, but personnel have been deployed to begin containing and cleaning up the spill.
The energy company’s personnel and trucks accessed the river from the beach facility compound. Marva Suite, the Ministry of Tourism’s liaison officer at Vessigny Beach, said she contacted Heritage Petroleum around 6 am after being alerted by villagers and the facility’s security personnel. She said Heritage Petroleum responded quickly, and after assessing the situation, she was instructed to close the facility.
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