County sees over 20 struck gas lines in three months
At least 20 calls have been dispatched since June for gas lines struck in the county, with calls coming in daily over the last week.
“Since the beginning of the year, we’d had close to 45 calls for natural gas emergencies,” said Chief Scott Garing of the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company. “Recently, it has definitely increased.”
While lines have been struck in Butler, Adams and Clinton townships, as well as Zelienople, over 80% of the dispatches since June have been made in Cranberry Township.
“They’re installing telecommunications equipment all across the township, and that’s where most of the problems come from,” Garing said.
According to Garing, causes vary from incident to incident though.
“I honestly can tell you that every one of them has their own unique circumstances as to why it’s happening,” he said. “It’s a wide variety of contractors that are working on the sites, so they’re all unique.”
