UPDATE: 6:35 p.m.
The Kelowna Fire Department says the source of a potential leak that they responded to Sunday afternoon was oxygen tanks venting off excessive pressure.
The fire department responded at noon today to a call of hazardous materials incident on Hardy Street. A truck driver reported a hissing noise and strange odor coming from a parked transport trailer.
The department responded with 13 personnel in two engines, a hazmat truck, command vehicle and safety vehicle.
The hazmat team entered the trailer to find oxygen tanks venting off excessive pressure.
“The process is a normal occurring event that can happen when the tanks warm up,” stated the fire department.
There were no injuries.
ORIGINAL STORY
Members of Kelowna Fire Rescue’s hazmat team and Kelowna police responded Sunday to a report of a possible hazardous material leak from a truck.
The call came from the driver of the truck just after noon at the 1500 block of Hardy Avenue.
The hazmat team conducted an investigation at the scene and as of yet there are no details on the exact nature of the leaking substance.
The Capital News will update the story with new information as it becomes available.
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