Wheatley residents allowed back home after gas odour investigation
A portion of Wheatley has been evacuated due to a hydrogen sulfide leak, the same gas responsible for the 2021 explosion. CTV Windsor's Travis Fortnum reports.
A portion of Wheatley has been evacuated due to a hydrogen sulfide leak, the same gas responsible for the 2021 explosion. CTV Windsor's Travis Fortnum reports.
Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Trevor Jones says the 'all clear' has been given in Wheatley after a portion of the town was evacuated due to a gas odour investigation.
Speaking on AM800's Mornings with Mike and Meg, Jones said residents of 60 homes evacuated Thursday afternoon and were allowed to return around 9 p.m.
'It could have been potentially a little pocket of gas that came out from an old water well around the public library area of Wheatley. However, luckily around 9 p.m. last night, the last data was processed, readings showed no threat to public safety and residents were invited to come back to their homes.'
Chatham-Kent fire officials posted an update on social media on Friday morning:
Gas release has been stopped
No gas detected in nearby homes
No current threat to public safety
Power fully restored
All roads are now open
According to Chatham-Kent emergency official, hydrogen sulfide, the gas that caused an explosion in the village four years ago, was detected just before 2 p.m. yesterday.
A gas explosion in downtown Wheatley in August 2021 injured 20 people, destroyed two buildings and damaged several others.
— With files from AM800's Paul Mcdonald
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