Pipeline transportation safety investigation P24H0018
The occurrence
On 16 April 2024, at approximately 1045 Mountain Daylight Time, a 36-inch (914 mm) pipeline operated by NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., transporting sweet natural gas, ruptured about 36.5 km northwest of Edson, Alberta. Following the rupture, the natural gas ignited, resulting in a fire that self-extinguished about 3 hours later. Approximately 5 980 000 m3 of natural gas was released. There were no injuries, and no evacuation of members of the public was required.
