Hydro safety exercise near St. Lazare will simulate pipeline emergency
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Manitoba Hydro is preparing to simulate a natural gas pipeline emergency with first responders near St. Lazare next week.
The training exercise planned for Wednesday will help ensure Hydro workers, first responders and other emergency services are ready to restore service and keep the public safe if an emergency were to occur involving the Minell Pipeline.
“Safety is paramount and simulated emergencies like this help us fine tune our responses and co-ordination,” Hydro emergency response co-ordinator Brad Hay said in a press release Friday.
Hydro is asking that the public stay away from crews and vehicles during the simulation near Highway 41.
Hay said doing a real exercise in the field helps responders become better prepared for actual emergencies.
“Familiarization is key to rapid emergency response and a safe restoration of service,” he said.
The 70-kilometre pipeline starts near Moosomin, Sask., crosses into Manitoba and ends in the Russell area. It serves about 5,000 customers in the Parkland, reaching as far as Dauphin, Hydro said in the release.
In 2021, farm machinery punctured the pipeline near McAulay, releasing 84,000 cubic metres of natural gas. No injuries were reported. An investigation released two years later found that a lack of ground cover above the pipe was a factor in the rupture.
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