Natural gas line shooting flames for 2 weeks

ONEIDA, N.Y. — A natural gas line in Oneida has been on fire for 2 weeks now. Not only is it shooting up a flame into the air, but it’s also releasing a deafening noise, disturbing neighbors. People living about half a mile away could also clearly hear the noise.

The sound has been going on for around 2 weeks, without anything being done.

Tabitha Finster, a resident about half a mile away, explained the noise as “it just sounds like a jet constantly going by your house.”

While the noise where Finster lives is still loud, it wasn’t even close to the level of noise people living right next to the natural gas line.

National Grid calls this a flaring operation. This is an in-line inspection of their natural gas infrastructure. The inspection is to ensure the pipelines are in good condition.

A decibels meter app showed CNY Central that the noise level right on the scene was at 105 decibels. To put this in perspective, this is the same level as being right next to a jackhammer.

Luckily for neighbors, National Grid was out there on Wednesday to fix it. This will mark the last day of the flaring. As to why it went on for so long, National Grid said, “crews determined that they needed an additional day of inspection to ensure the safe and reliable operation of our energy network.”

After neighbors heard that information, they felt relieved.