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Cleanup underway after crude oil spill into St. Clair River

By FOX 2 Staff
Published  March 28, 2025 10:06am EDT
Environment
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Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Suncor Energy's oil refinery on the St. Clair River. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Crude oil spilled into the St. Clair River on the Canadian side Thursday.
    • The Suncor Sarnia Refinery isolated the spill and started cleanup on Thursday afternoon. 
    • No illnesses or injuries have been reported as a result of the spill.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Cleanup continues Friday after a crude oil spill Thursday afternoon on the Canadian side of the St. Clair River.

According to the Suncor Sarnia Refinery, the refinery learned about a hydrocarbon release into the water around 1 p.m. The source of the release was located and isolated, and booms and vacuums were deployed to clean the spill. 

No illnesses or injuries have been reported as a result of the spill, Suncor and the Lambton Public Health Office in Canada both confirmed Thursday afternoon.

Lambton Public Health issued an advisory urging people to avoid contact with the water, but said that water going to homes is safe for drinking and bathing.

The U.S. Coast Guard is expected to provide more updates.

The Source: Information from the Suncor Sarnia Refinery and Lambton Public Health Office was used to report this story.

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