Backhoe hits natural gas line, condo building in Kelowna temporarily evacuated – Okanagan | 24CA News
A apartment constructing in Kelowna was quickly evacuated Wednesday morning as a consequence of a pure fuel line leak.
The incident occurred in Rutland, alongside the 200 block of McIntosh Road round 10:30 a.m., with residents telling Global News {that a} backhoe was allegedly engaged on irrigation renovations when it struck the fuel line.
A loud hissing may simply be heard as fuel rushed from the ruptured pipe earlier than work crews shut off the movement. Work crews arrived 20 minutes later and closed the movement round midday.
“When the wind was in the right direction, you could smell the gas,” mentioned resident Drew Metcalfe.
Part of McIntosh Road is present process widening, however the building firm doing that work mentioned it had nothing to do with Wednesday’s fuel leak, including that the backhoe was a lone impartial contractor.
Global News contacted FortisBC for extra info.
The firm confirmed the fuel line was struck by an exterior social gathering, and that it took about an hour to restore the harm.
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