Gas Leak Near Tim’s Downtown
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Firefighter soaks the area of a gas leak while emergency crews wait for repair team – photo 250News
Prince George, B.C.- Emergency crews are on scene at 9th and Brunswick this morning, dealing with a natural gas leak.
The leak appears to have been caused by crews working on the site across from the existing RCMP station, a site that is to be home to a new Hotel-condo development.
While guests of a motel have been evacuated, RCMP say it appears the Tim Hortons "drive Thru" is doing business as usual. RCMP Media Liaison Corporal, Craig Douglass says Fortis Gas is on the scene and repairs are underway.
In the meantime, there are some driving restrictions in the area bounded by 8th to 9th between Victoria and Brunswick Streets.
Comments
Another “Dial Before You Dig” system failure?
More like a failure of the backhoe operator.
Since when does Call Before You Dig guarantee anything? It’s just a step in the process. At the end of the day, somebody has to run the equipment. Let’s just say there are good operators and there are bad ones. A phone call is not going to fix the bad ones.
call before you dig didn’t work in Quesnel a couple months ago! the line was one that wasn’t on their maps!
Does anyone know the affects from breathing or smelling the gas fumes that are floating around the area? I know I have a head ache.
Kiplett, Call before you dig doesn’t mean hydro or Fortis look at drawings, typically the send a surveyor out with a ground sensor to map lines and prove none are present. Unfortunately drawings are always what is completed in the field.
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