Propane leak at the Shell gas station, traffic slow
The Sooke fire department just posted the following:
#sooke FD dealing with leaking propane tank at Saseenos Shell Station. Traffic is slow in area pic.twitter.com/QqM6nHUGMH
— Steven Sorensen (@FireChiefSooke) December 1, 2015
Later that same day…
Leaking propane tank safely resolved by #Sooke firefighters. Shell station open for business again pic.twitter.com/HLutM7MVA7
— Steven Sorensen (@FireChiefSooke) December 1, 2015
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Glad I stopped at 4pm mile pub for dinner. Thought I was just going to wait out rush hour. Guess I’ll eat even slower now ! Lol. PS thanks for the heads up !! : D
Sandy Ebbson is the manager at the shell, it is not the large tank that is leaking
Then why r they spraying the big propane tank down with water I was just by there
I can answer that since I’m in the photo. Propane has a fairly low ignition mixture, about 2.2 to 9.5 percent ratio. It is also heavier than air and will pool in low lying areas. The reason for the hose stream is to disapate the leaking propane so it it can’t ignite. But, propane is also cold so if we apply the water directly to the tank it will ice up. So we spray over or around but not directly. If it was on fire the tactics would change.