Dominion Peoples Restores Gas Service To More Than 2000 Customers
PITTSBURGH - Dominion Peoples is re-lighting customers street-by-street
after an outage in the southern Butler County, northern Allegheny County area.
Customers are asked not to attempt to re-light pilot lights and restore service
themselves.
Dominion brought in extra crews from throughout its Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia service area to reopen lines, test them and re-light
pilot lights. Customers must be home to admit crew members. All crew members
will have company photo identification badges. If customers are not at home,
crew members will leave a tag on the door with the phone number for the customer
to call.
About 2,800 customers lost service because of a blockage in
a transmission line. The blockage is cleared and about 2000 customers are back
on but about 800 are still without gas service.
Within Allegheny County the municipalities of Fawn, Harrison
and Frazier have been restored. If your gas is still off in these areas, please
call 1-800-764-0111.
Because of the extremely cold temperatures, Dominion Peoples
reminds customers to stay warm. Some tips:
Check on their neighbors and especially the elderly to
make sure they have heat or transportation to a shelter.
Use electric space heaters, fireplaces, etc. in a safe
manner.
Winterize your home to avoid freezing water lines and drains.
Many churches and other agencies have set up shelters.
Among them are:
Highland High School, 1500 Pacific Avenue, Natrona
Heights at (724) 226-1000.
Allegheny Valley Hospital is accepting consumers
with special needs-health, medical needs, etc.
