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Customers should have gas back by morning after PNG outages in Smithers

Repairs are complete to the damaged Pacific Northern Gas pipeline that caused over 500 outages this morning(TUES)on the west side of Smithers.

General Manager Craig Sears says they have all available resources in Smithers making sure everything’s back to normal by the morning(WED)

“Well have people working late into the evening making sure everyone’s re-lit,” with 12 workers going door-to-door, says Sears.

He says the line was broken by a third party excavator this morning(TUES)

“The good thing is there was a response within 15 minutes by the PNG people, as well as the local emergency response people were all over it. It was made safe within a matter of minutes.”

Sears says the contractor was using a two month old locate permit – Sears says they usually expire within 14 days.

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