Employees safe after equipment fire at Vanscoy potash mine

Mar 30, 2022 | 6:28 PM

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of an equipment fire at Nutrien’s Vanscoy potash mine on Tuesday evening.

The mine is located about 30 minutes southwest of Saskatoon.

In a brief statement Wednesday, Nutrien spokesperson Megan Fielding said the fire occurred in a “localized area.”

Everyone on site and underground at the time is back on the surface, and mine operations are being restored.

Fielding said no interruptions to production are expected.

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