There are reports of injuries after a gas well fire northwest of Airdrie erupted earlier this afternoon.
According to reports, five individuals were taken to the hospital; three individuals were reported to have life-threatening injuries, and two were listed with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Rocky View County officials said the fire erupted at 2 p.m. on Monday north of Cochrane, at 271400 and Range Road 40, adding that Rocky View County Fire was notified of the fire.
"Rocky View County remains on standby. As of 5:00 p.m., no evacuation order has been issued," officials stated in a brief release.
Although officials initially noted that Orlen Upstream Canada owned the gas well, they clarified the information late Monday night.
"We were notified that the fire was not at an Orlen Upstream Canada well. Rocky View County is sorry for sharing that wrong piece of information," officials added.
They added that there is no present danger to area residents now. Shortly after 9 p.m., county officials emailed a statement to DiscoverAirdrie stating that they were told that the fire was reported to be under control, though it would be monitored overnight.
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