Nutrien says no one was injured in fire at Vanscoy, Sask. potash mine

Nutrien's potash mine in Vanscoy, Sask. (CTV News file photo)

Emergency crews were on the scene at Nutrien’s Vanscoy potash mine following a fire on Thursday morning.

"Late in the morning on June 27, a fire inside a pipe in an above-ground facility at Nutrien’s Vanscoy mine was identified and our Emergency Response Team acted swiftly to assess, contain, and extinguish it,” a Nutrien spokesperson told CTV News just after noon on Thursday.

Offsite emergency services were also called in as a precaution, Nutrien said, but the company didn’t believe their help would be needed.

Nutrien says there have been no injuries in the fire, but smoke was visible above the site. Underground workers were not evacuated during the incident, the company said.