No gas leak in Whitehorse, says Yukon Energy
Some people in Whitehorse noticed a smell on May 26 emanating from Whitehorse's newly-installed liquefied natural gas plant.
Yukon Energy's Janet Patterson says the smell wasn't due to leaking gas.
"As you know, we are in the process of getting our Whitehorse natural gas plant ready for operation. Today, we had a minor incident on the site that involved a small spill (literally one drop) of a liquid odourant known as methyl mercaptan. This spill resulted in a strong smell of rotten eggs being noticed around the site," Patterson wrote in a statement.
"Since fuels such as natural gas and propane are odourless, methyl mercaptan is mixed with them so that if there is a gas leak, it can be easily detected. It appears a tiny amount of the mercaptan was accidentally spilled while it was being added to the odourizing system."
'Not an LNG leak, no injuries, no environmental impacts'
Patterson says the site was temporarily evacuated as a precaution and the Whitehorse fire department was briefly called but quickly returned without getting involved.
Patterson added: "This was not an LNG leak, and there were no injuries or environmental impacts as a result of this incident."
