Fire shuts down natural gas pipeline between Hinton and Edson – Lakeland Today
Apr. 17, 2024
Wildfire in northwestern Alberta was about 10 hectares in size and communities are threatened at this time.
Crews are responding to wildland fire involving a natural gas pipeline north of Obed Lake with no communities threatened at this time.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the wildland fire was burning out of control 28 kilometres northeast of Obed Lake, or 35 kilometres northwest of Edson and 55 kilometres northeast of Hinton.
Upon arrival, Yellowhead County Fire Department had determined that there was pipeline involvement.
Yellowhead County stated in a Facebook post that it worked with the gas company to shut the pipeline in, and there is no more leaking gas.
