False alarm sets off nuclear scare in Canada

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The Ontario provincial government apologised, saying the alert was issued during a routine training exercise.

An alert signaling an incident at a major nuclear power plant near Toronto in Canada was sent in error to millions of residents Sunday, causing a scare and prompting calls for an investigation.

About an hour later, the Ontario Power Generation company that manages the nuclear plant announced on Twitter that the alert was issued by mistake. "The Government of Ontario sincerely apologizes for raising public concern and has begun a full investigation to determine how this error happened," Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said.

Several local officials, including Pickering mayor Dave Ryan, immediately demanded an explanation of the incident.

 

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