Rep. Lynch Calls on Full Report on Leak at Spectra Station

WEYMOUTH, MA — Following a leak at a gas metering station operated by Spectra Energy, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch is calling on the company to give more details about the incident.

In a statement released Friday, Lynch said he sent a letter Spectra Energy signed by Mayor Robert Hedlund, State Senator Patrick O’Connor, State Representative Ronald Mariano, and State Representative James Murphy requesting that representatives of Spectra address the Weymouth Town Council.

“Local families deserve a full accounting of last week’s gas leak. Residents detected this leak and they need to know how Spectra will prevent this from happening again in the future. Public safety and public health are at risk here and Spectra is certainly not making Weymouth and surrounding communities feel secure about the current metering station or the proposed compressor station,” Lynch said in a statement.

On Jan. 6, Weymouth fire responded to a report of a gas leak at the Spectra Energy gas metering station on the Fore River. Firefighters at the scene were able to shut the malfunctioning valve release and a Spectra spokesman said the leak was caused by an 1-inch valve freezing.

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