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Chevron’s Burnaby refinery says the safety of the public and its employees was never at risk after smoke billowed out of the facility.

Pictures sent into Global News show flames and smoke coming from the building on Sunday.

Chevron says that is the result of safety flaring due to a power outage.

Power is now back on in the area and the smoke appears to have subsided.

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