An explosion in downtown Wheatley brings a building down to rubble. BlackburnNews.com file photo by Kari Matheson. An explosion in downtown Wheatley brings a building down to rubble. BlackburnNews.com file photo by Kari Matheson.
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Upgrades coming to emergency site in Wheatley

If you live in Wheatley or the surrounding areas, you can expect to see some activity at the emergency site over the next couple of weeks.

According to a statement from the Municipality on Friday, an updated scrubber unit is going to be installed with new monitoring equipment.

Officials said the new unit will provide continued safety for residents of Wheatley, after its downtown core was rocked by an explosion in August, 2021.

"Once installed and tested next week, this will allow the existing water gas separator and scrubber equipment to be removed in the coming weeks," officials said in the release.

Contractors will also be onsite conducting a follow up gas migration survey to compare results that have been taken at different points of time over the last two years.

Members of the public are reminded to call 911 immediately if they smell gas.

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