BC pipeline explosion risks Washington natural gas shortage

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) — A massive pipeline explosion in British Columbia risks cutting off the flow of Canadian natural gas to Washington State, and companies are urging customers to conserve.
The blast Tuesday shut down the Enbridge natural gas pipeline about 600 miles northeast of Vancouver.
Doug Stout of Fortis BC said Wednesday that 85 percent of the gas his company feeds to homes and businesses is carried by the twinned pipeline that runs from northern British Columbia