Firefighters battle out-of-control wildfire near Edson, Alta., after natural gas line rupture

A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked an out-of-control wildfire.An aerial photo of a wildfire about 40 kilometres north of Edson, Alta., involving TC Energy's Nova Gas Transmission Line, taken around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked an out-of-control wildfire.

"The pipeline incident did create a wildfire and so Alberta Wildfire, Yellowhead County and TC Energy are currently responding to the wildfire," said Caroline Charbonneau, Alberta Wildfire information officer for the Edson forest area. Yellowhead County said in a statement that it "worked with the gas company to shut the pipeline in. There is no more leaking gas.""There are no reported injuries. Our primary focus right now is the health and safety of responding personnel, surrounding communities and mitigating risk to the environment," the company said in a statement on its website.

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