DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Residents in who live in parts of Westmoreland County are waking up to the smell of natural gas.
Officials from XPR Resources told Channel 11 that a piece of equipment malfunctioned, causing the release of mercaptan from a facility on Bergmen Road in Derry Township overnight.
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The odor originated in Derry Township, but has now moved on to Latrobe, officials said.
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Mercaptain is the substance that is added to natural gas to give it that distinct odor.