IF YOU HIT A NATURAL  GAS LINE

Call Meota Gas Co-op Ltd. 24-Hour phone number (403) 931-2161

Call 911

Turn off machinery and eliminate all sources of ignition

Shut off vehicle engines

Remove any sources of ignition and extinguish cigarettes or any open flame

Evacuate the area, including buildings. Move people upwind if possible

Prevent vehicles and bystanders from entering the area

Call the fire department if there is a danger of fire

Avoid contact with any natural gas escaping from the pipeline

Notify people in nearby buildings, as gas might enter through drains if the break or leak is underground or through fresh air intakes and windows if gas leak is in the air.

Report any line damage, no matter how minor.  Damage includes nicks to the coating on steel pipe and scratches to plastic pipe.