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Gas leak false alarm: A good opportunity for education

Oct 12, 2017 | 12:00 PM

Is it a natural gas leak, or is it the smell of skunk? According to Prince Albert’s deputy fire chief; when in doubt, call the department.

A call for a natural gas leak this morning in the West Flat, turned out to be a false alarm. Corey Rodgers said the smell from this morning was just a skunk.

“To the average citizen you may not be able to distinguish between the skunk smell and the mercaptan that is an additive in natural gas,” he said.

Rodgers said natural gas mostly smells like rotten eggs.