w Sete AID stamens 26E AAT e AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Near calamit _ Singes gas — station worker By MARGARET SPEIRS be AN EXPLOSION similar to one seen in an action movie ‘ injured a gas station employee in an accident that had the potential for much more damage last week. Terrace fire chief Peter-Weeber said a pilot light on a mo- torhome stove ignited the explosion while a gas station at- tendant was filling the vehicle with liquid natural gas at the Copperside on Hwy 16 west ardund 11 a.m. July 26. “Thank God the fuel operation was not compromised,” he said... ‘ “There could’ve been a mushroom cloud. in Terrace on ‘Global (TVJ.” oo The explosion caused a flash fire that burned the attendant up the back of his head and on his right arm. : He went to local hospital to be’ checked out, Weeber said, No one else was injured... At the time of the explosion, a Trimac truck \ was filling the gas station's fuel tanks only five or six feet away from the motorhome. If its-fuel had ignited, the situation could have been much "worse. _ “We were very concerned, ” Weeber said, o*s When firefighters arrived, the gas was still leaking and * they had to shut it off. The gas fumes dissipated quickly afterward. Weeber said when a motorhome’s natural gas tank is.’ filled to capacity, a release valve Starts leaking gas to indi- " cate it’s full. - - The man driving the motorhome, who was here with his — . wife from Saskatchewan, thought he’d completed the proce- " dure to:shut off the pilot light on the stove before refueling, but he hadn’t, Weeber said. . He cautioned people to use proper procedures. _Weeber estimated the damage to ‘the outside. of the mo- torhome to be around $1,000. _ Superior Propane employees inspected the motorhome to “ ensure it was still roadworthy, he said. Weeber has Seen videos of gas station fires and said it’s not uncommon for motorhomes to overheat and catch fire “ on highways. “Tt was an accident but I mean this accident could’ ve been .so much worse because of the major fueling going on,” he - Said, adding the | city got. as ; close: as it gets to a gas station | fire. , “We were lucky all the way around. ” ¥ EE . CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD : pal Mail Bag _ Thank you, Liberals “Dear Sir: The Skeena area was recently rated by the Globe and Mail as the hottest spot in Canada for investment now and for the foreseeable future - even over Alberta. In my view this is clearly attributable to the work the B.C. © Liberal government has done by working to build a world- -class container port in Prince Rupert. _ Historically, waterways were much easier and more.eco- *“ nomical than going over land, and in fact this is still true "today. Our region is naturally blessed to be the shortest oce- anic route to Asia and to have at our finger tips all the op- portunities that it opens up for our new port. In fact, the Prince Rupert harbour by pure luck is also the _ deepest natural port in all of Western America. Using existing rail lines, imagine Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Terrace and surrounding areas coming into the forefront of modern world trade. This is no longer a dream. The future _job prospectus is tremendous for people with the proper " training, and I tip my hat to the Campbell government for making it possible. Glenn Martin, Terrace, B.C. Photo questioned Dear Sir: , As a social: work student, ‘it is incredible to me that a _ picture was put in the July 26 issue of First Nations people - drinking in the park. What is that about? Is it responsible and _.mature media? Consider the context of the people you are judging and commanding respect from. My education has included sta- “tistics and references that stagger my mind as a First Nation _ person and human being. These three men and one woman are human beings with rights. My goodness, it is apparent in this picture that all human beings are inherently good. This is not my territory and I would like to thank all Nisga’a’ and Tsimshian people for allowing me to live and learn on their territory. Maureen Samuels, Terrace; B.C. | Rolling toa finish - BRANCH 13 Legion member Guy Bouchard volunteers. his time to. spruce up the Legion building’ s ‘exterior, Several volunteers have been painting in hopes of finishing, the building’s front i in time for Riverboat Days. It marks the first makeover for the branch's exterior “in more than two decades. Volunteers are still sought to complete the job. | DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO «. . 2 TERRACE PUBLIC LIBRARY Introducing... THE NORTHERN BC SUMMER [SERIES | crydecest Ca be Be Location ‘ ; waePrincé Rupert. Midsummer Music Festival... 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