MEC&F Expert Engineers : PIPELINE INVESTIGATION P14H0011. PIPELINE BREACH, NEAR OTTERBURNE, MANITOBA

Sunday, February 22, 2015

PIPELINE INVESTIGATION P14H0011. PIPELINE BREACH, NEAR OTTERBURNE, MANITOBA







The occurrence

On 25 January 2014, TransCanada gas control detected a pressure drop on the TransCanada Mainline #1 near the town of Otterburne, Manitoba, approximately 25 km south of Winnipeg. 

TransCanada reports that a fireball erupted due to ignition of sweet natural gas from the line. One residence approximately 0.5 km away was evacuated; no injuries were reported. 

TSB investigators have opened an investigation into the accident.