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Ruptured Line Not on Maps: Fortis

A mapping oversight that goes back four decades appears to be behind a gas leak that prompted evacuations, road closures and bus re-routing on the Coquitlam Burnaby border Tuesday afternoon. "This particular pipeline is approximately 40 years in age. What we know is that it's not on our mapping records," she said. "Really, it is a rare situation. Only less than one per cent of our pipeline damages occur because of incorrect mapping records." Read More