Terasen Gas restores service in Burnaby
| February 12, 2008 |  Follow us on Twitter |
SURREY - Terasen Gas crews working through the night repaired a six inch natural gas distribution pipeline along the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby that had begun leaking natural gas.
Public safety is a number one priority for Terasen Gas. When our personnel arrived at the location of the leak late yesterday afternoon, we requested the assistance of the Burnaby Fire Department in evacuating residents on the south side of the Lougheed Highway.
Location of the leak was approximately 150 metres west of Underhill Avenue on Lougheed Highway. Terasen Gas brought the gas under control at 7:45 p.m. last night by isolating the section of pipe through five surface valves.
Repairs were complete at approximately 4:30 a.m. this morning with service restoration underway for the 39 customers that temporarily had service suspended in order to complete the repairs.
Terasen Gas continues to investigate the cause of the leak which is now determined to have resulted from a crack in the weld joining two sections of the distribution pipeline, which was installed in 1957.
The Terasen Gas transmission and distribution pipeline system has an excellent safety record. We take all possible steps to ensure our pipelines and surrounding areas are well-protected. We conduct regular leak surveys and inspections of natural gas mains, service lines, valves, meters and regulator stations throughout our system.
Terasen Gas thanks Burnaby residents, the Burnaby Fire Department and the RCMP for their patience and support in our efforts to repair and restore service.
Terasen Gas is mainly composed of the operations of Terasen Gas Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc., both indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Fortis Inc. Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada, serves almost two million gas and electric customers and has $10 billion of assets. Its regulated holdings include Terasen Gas and electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and three Caribbean countries. Fortis Inc. owns non-regulated hydroelectric generation assets across Canada and in Belize and upper New York State. It also owns hotels and commercial real estate in Canada. Fortis Inc. shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol FTS. Additional information can be accessed at http://www.fortisinc.com/ or http://www.sedar.com/.
Media contact:
Joyce Wagenaar
Corporate Communications Manager
Phone: (604) 592-7682
Email: joyce.wagenaar@terasengas.com
Joyce Wagenaar
Corporate Communications Manager
Phone: (604) 592-7682
Email: joyce.wagenaar@terasengas.com
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