A building was destroyed at a gas station east of Edmonton, which was the result of a gas meter being struck by a motor vehicle.
Strathcona County Emergency Services were called on Sunday morning just after 8 a.m. with the report of a vehicle striking a natural gas meter at the Tempo gas station in Ardrossan at Highway 16 and Range Road 223.
Huge plumes of smoke could be seen for miles.
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The building was evacuated as crews waited for the arrival of Atco Gas representatives to ” isolate the gas feed to the building” , according to a county spokesperson.
Subsequently, less than a half hour later at 8:30 a.m. an explosion occurred which ignited the building.
Atco Gas needed to dig to isolate and turn the gas service off as the natural gas was feeding the fire. Emergency crews maintained control of the blaze.
The gas station known as Country Boyz Food Store and Country Roads Restaurant was a ” complete loss” according to Strathcona County Emergency Services.
No injuries were reported during the incident.
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