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Gas line work in Lincoln County could include noise and flames

Gas line maintenance in Lincoln County this week will include a gas flare like this one. Piedmont Natural Gas wants to make sure residents aren't alarmed.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Gas line maintenance in Lincoln County this week will include a gas flare like this one. Piedmont Natural Gas wants to make sure residents aren't alarmed.

Piedmont Natural Gas will begin routine maintenance Monday, Aug. 22, on a natural gas line off N.C. 150 east of Lincolnton and doesn't want it to be a surprise to people in the area.

Piedmont says the work could produce a loud noise, the smell of gas and a tall flame from a large vertical pipe.

"It’s important for residents to know about this work in advance to avoid any undue concerns and unnecessary calls to 911," spokesman Zachary Vavricka said.

The work is scheduled to last through Friday, Aug. 26, weather permitting. It will happen near 2781 Lee Lawing Road, off N.C. 150.

Piedmont Natural Gas employees performance maintenance on a gas line. Similar work will happen this week on a gas line in Lincoln County.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas employees performance maintenance on a gas line. Similar work will happen this week on a gas line in Lincoln County.

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David Boraks previously covered climate change and the environment for WFAE. See more at www.wfae.org/climate-news. He also has covered housing and homelessness, energy and the environment, transportation and business.