Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeLeak / Spill Release
PlaceNorth York ON
Event Start DateFebruary 21, 1979
Event End DateFebruary 21, 1979
CommentsNorth York ON, February 21, 1979. The North York Gasoline Leak occurred on the morning of February 21, 1979 at Imperial Oil. The gasoline had escaped from a separator and gone into the sewer system underneath the industrial area bounded by Finch and Sheppard on the north and south and by Keele and Dufferin on the west and east. Estimates of the gasoline that eventually flowed into Dufferin Creek vary between 800 and 2,000 gallons.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated5000
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0