Natural gas flaring in Veazie
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Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 12:15 PM EDT
VEAZIE, Maine (WABI) - If you see flames shooting into the air in Veazie this week, don’t be alarmed.
M & N Operating Company operates interstate natural gas pipeline facilities.
Officials say they will be cleaning and inspecting a segment of a pipeline that runs from Eddington to Veazie.
It requires a a safe and routine procedure called natural gas flaring.
That will take place near the Shore Road in Veazie next to the power plant...
They say personnel will be there during the entire operation.
A smell of natural gas and a noticeable rushing sound may be present but they say there will be no danger to anyone in the area.
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