Edmonton Gas Leak - May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011. Edmonton South gas leak near 106 Street and 40th Avenue. This is a view from my apartment. The video quality sucks, but its a clear shot. It was extremely loud, and my whole apartment smelled of gas. I left shortly afterwards.

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News & Politics

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• Edmonton
• gas
• leak
• may
• 25
• 2011

[SylvasTSB]

@Vexxen21 Where are you getting this information? I've been a gasfitter for over 15 years and now teach the trade and never once have I found any information pertaining to what you describe as far as "Methane Poisoning". So far all you have described is the symptoms for Oxygen Deprivation, which ANY gas that can displace oxygen will do.

[SylvasTSB]

@Vexxen21 no you can't get sick from the "fumes". Methane gas is non toxic. The biggest hazard with methane is it's flammability which has to get to a 5% to 15% fuel to air mixture for it to be able to ignite.

[Noxx55]

So is this the sound everyone has been hearing all over the world? Gas leaks are happening everywhere? It sounds pretty menacing if you don't know what it is. I still feel like the whole thing is a viral ad. Maybe they go around shooting off huge air compressors and people record the weird noises and post them here....I know it sounds far fetched but it seems like they will literally do anything to sell a fucking product.

[TravelSpread]

i coud hear that from my house lol

[Kevbo771]

This is exactly what a veloceraptor sounds like.

[SKATE1439]

did it smell like asshole?

[Vexxen21]

@SylvasTSB Yes, you can. You can asphyxiate, get chemical phnuemonia, and be poisoned which give the following symptoms: Increased allergies,Gastrointestinal Problems,Fatigue,Forgetfulness­,Mental Fogginess,Asthma,Depression,Pa­in and Discomfort,High Red Blood Cell Count,High White Blood Cell Count,Eczema,High Cholesterol levels,Pets are unexplainably ill,Migraines.

[bk694b694]

I was pretty freaked out until I saw what was happening... I live near here and suddenly i hear this sound lol! It scared the shit out of me, honestly... The good thing is: this is exactly what is supposed to happen when there is a buildup of gas, nobody was hurt, and everything went smoothly.

I agree, you should send this to Global, because it is the clearest view of the blowoff valve!

[deanna234]

So scary. thank god no one was hurt