Blaze lights up prairie sky

Natural gas escaped from one of seven caverns at a TransGas pumping station near Prud’Homme, Sask., at about 10 a.m. Oct. 4. Residents from several kilometres around the site report that they heard a piercing blast, followed by a giant flame that reached about 75 metres into the sky.

Houses and barns shook and animals were startled by the explosion.

There was no smell, but local residents compared the continuous sound of the burning flame to a jet aircraft at take off.

Crews from TransGas and Safety Boss succeeded in dousing the fire and capping the well October 19.

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