Residents in a number of cities throughout North Texas reported smelling pure fuel Thursday after Atmos Power employees over-odorized some fuel strains, authorities in a number of cities mentioned.
By round 9:40 p.m., authorities from departments in Keller, Southlake, Coppell and Flower Mound mentioned that they had been in touch with Atmos and that there was no menace to the general public.
Southlake police said on Twitter that the corporate instructed them it had used an excessive amount of mercaptan — a kind of strong-smelling fuel that’s added to pure fuel to make it simpler to detect — at a website in Justin in Denton County.
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“Atmos ‘over-odorized’ the strains with mercaptan at their website in Justin which has resulted in a number of 911 requires pure fuel leaks all through the southwest portion of Denton County.
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— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) April 15, 2022
An Atmos spokesperson instructed KTVT-TV (Channel 11) that there have been no orders to evacuate.
“The security of the general public, our workers and our system is our highest precedence, and we need to thank native Hearth Departments and Denton County Emergency Companies for his or her assist and the residents who did the proper factor by calling our emergency quantity,” the spokesperson instructed the outlet. “We’re responding to each odor name and can proceed to take action as a part of our imaginative and prescient to be the most secure supplier of pure fuel companies.”
There have been no reported accidents. Police departments in a number of cities mentioned they’d proceed to reply to calls about doable fuel leaks.
If folks suspect there’s a fuel leak of their house, they need to evacuate instantly and name 911. Atmos Power clients also can report leaks to 866-322-8667.