Chatham-Kent officials are dismissing rumours about the further demolition of buildings at the site of the gas explosion in Wheatley.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the municipality said the rumours were “inaccurate” and no decisions have been made in regard to the demolition of any other buildings within the evacuation zone.
As part of its investigation into the August 26 explosion in Wheatley, the municipality has already demolished some buildings that were severely damaged in the blast.
Work at the site of the explosion is ongoing with contractors completing the drilling of a monitoring well on Monday. However, work was halted on Sunday after workers struck a pocket of hydrogen sulphide gas 85 feet below the surface. The gas emission lasted 15 minutes and work resumed once it was safe to do so.
Drilling of a second monitoring well near the Wheatley arena is expected to be completed this week, as well.
The information gathered from the monitoring wells will allow the investigation team to obtain groundwater and gas samples to support chemical modelling work.