Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Three engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department have been dispatched to the 46000 block of Victoria Avenue in downtown Chilliwack after an excavator reportedly clipped a one-inch service main line around noon Monday (Sept. 11). Fortis BC arrived on scene at 12:23 p.m. Monday.
Gas line reportedly hit by excavator
Chilliwack Fire dispatched after excavator reportedly clips gas line in downtown Chilliwack
Sep 11, 2023 | 12:25 PM
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CHILLIWACK — Three engines (1, 1-2 and 4) from the Chilliwack Fire Department have been dispatched to the 46000 block of Victoria Avenue in downtown Chilliwack after an excavator reportedly clipped a one-inch service main line around noon Monday (Sept. 11).
According to scanner traffic, an excavator reportedly hit a gas line, resulting in gas flowing from the clipped service main line. There is reportedly a strong smell of gas in the air in the area.
Chilliwack Fire has blocked two nearby intersections.
Emergency dispatch had been asked by Chilliwack Fire to get an expected time of arrival from FortisBC; Fortis arrived on scene at approximately 12:22 p.m.
