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Deployment notice

TSB deploys investigator following a pipeline rupture and subsequent fire of natural gas from a NOVA Gas Transmission Limited pipeline near Edson, Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, 16 April 2024 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying an investigator following the release and ignition of natural gas from a NOVA Gas Transmission Limited pipeline near Edson, Alberta. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca