Western Gas Partners is recalling about 45.7 million gallons of propane gas.
The recalled propane may not contain a high enough level of odorant to help alert consumers to a gas leak. Failure to detect leaking gas can present fire, explosion, and thermal burn hazards.
This recall involves under-odorized propane gas delivered to consumers’ storage tanks or sold at retail locations in portable cylinders for use in recreational vehicles, barbeques, stoves, and other appliances. Propane tanks that have been inspected for the level of odorant or have been refilled after November 2017 aren’t affected.
The propane containers were distributed in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, delivered by a number of companies, and sold by retailers from April 2015 through October 2017.
Consumers shouldn’t attempt to test the propane themselves, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Instead, consumers who have propane delivered to storage tanks should contact their supplier or Western Gas to determine whether their propane is affected and arrange for an inspection. If the inspection shows the propane contains insufficient levels of odorant, Western Gas will arrange for additional odorization or replacement of the under-odorized propane.
Consumers who have purchased a portable cylinder should contact the retailer or the Western Gas hotline to determine whether their propane may be affected and if so, return the cylinder to the retailer for a replacement. If consumers do smell even a faint odor of gas or a gas leak, they should immediately leave the building and call 911 or their gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Don’t light a match, turn on a light, or switch on anything electrical.
For more information, call Western Gas at 833-444-1451 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email info@propaneawareness.com, or visit www.propaneawareness.com.
