By Chris Carr

Safety Boss to put out fire, replace well head near Prud’homme

Oct 17, 2014 | 8:16 AM

It’s a complicated and dangerous operation, but Safety Boss is up for the challenge.

The specialized crew based out of Calgary is the best in the world at knocking down flames at natural gas well head sites. Friday they’re taking  down a large one near Prud’homme.

“They’re not casual about this by any means, but they are saying this is a normal natural gas well head fire,” Dave Burdeniuk, spokesperson for SaskEnergy, said.

Safety Boss will attempt to put the fire out and put on a new well head on Friday. Then they’ll tally up the damage. Right now the estimates put it between $5 and $10 million.

“That would include the cost of the gas in storage as well. We do expect that insurance will cover the cost of the gas as well,” Burdeniuk added.
 
That means SaskEnergy customers will not be on the hook for the expense. The hope the 13 evacuees who live near the site will be back home by Friday night.

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People were forced from their homes last Saturday after the well caught fire. There’s still nothing to suggest what caused the well head to catch fire.

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