Alberta's minister of forestry and parks said the RCMP national security investigation team is involved in a probe looking into what caused a pipeline to rupture and catch fire.
WATCH ABOVE : A TC Energy natural gas pipeline caught on fire in Yellowhead County , northwest of Edson and northeast of Hinton, sending up a large plume of flames and smoke visible from many kilometres away and triggering a small wildfire.Alberta’s minister of forestry and parks said the RCMP national security investigation team is involved in a probe looking into what caused a pipeline to rupture and catch fire west of Edmonton earlier this week.
On Tuesday, a wildfire was sparked following a natural gas pipeline rupture about 40 kilometres northwest of Edson, Alta. The fire has since been deemed under control. “We have no indication of any kind of cause on that fire yet; the investigation is happening,” Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said at a“My understanding, since the cause was unknown, that’s standard practice for them to come in on anything that’s unknown.”states it has a wide range of national security-related mandates and responsibilities. It says its national security criminal investigations program involves critical infrastructure protection and critical incident management.
The rupture sparked a blaze that could be seen for kilometres, sending large flames and plumes of smoke into the air.“I want to commend the Yellowhead County Fire Department, industry and our wildfire team for the timely manner that this fire was brought under control,” Loewen said Thursday.The wildfire sparked by the pipeline rupture is located about 28 kilometres northeast of Obed Lake. More than 30 firefighters were expected to be in the area Thursday to continue working on the wildfire.
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