Middlesex man facing seven charges after Wyoming crash
Dawson Currie Photo
Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to a gas leak at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital Wed. Sept. 9, 2026.
Patients evacuated after gas leak at Petrolia hospital
September 10, 2026
Dawson Currie/For The Independent
Patients at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital in Petrolia were evacuated for a gas leak Wednesday night.
Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department was called to the hospital just before 8 pm for reports of a natural gas smell in the basement of the main building. Firefighters found hospital staff already working on evacuating patients from the Emergency Department and Acute Care unit. In all, 15 patients were evacuated.
Lambton paramedics were also called in to help transport patients to Bluewater Health in Sarnia if needed.
After the evacuation of patients, firefighters found the leak and stopped the leak. Then they ventilated the building.
Enbridge Gas arrived on scene to make repairs to the damaged section of gas line.
Patients were allowed to return to the building in about 45 minutes. Bluewater Health says ambulances were redirected to Sarnia for approximately three hours during the response.
No one was injured in the incident.
Bluewater Health says a contractor working on the building had accidentally caused damage to a natural gas line in the hospital’s kitchen while working on the sprinkler system.
NEXT
No injuries in three vehicle crash at Michigan/Waterworks corner
PREVIOUS
OPP lay over 1,000 speeding charges Labour Day weekend
Front Page
Middlesex man facing seven charges after Wyoming crash
October 22, 2026
The Independent An accident in Wyoming led to multiple charges including uttering death threats. Oct. 21, just before 6 pm, the OPP was called to a home on Brooke St. near London St. for a disturbance. There was a single car accident and police conducted a traffic stop. A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County was arrested and charged with He
Read More
Front Page
Water restrictions lifted in Lambton
October 22, 2026
The Independent People in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston and Forest can resume normal water use. Yesterday, the Lambton Area Water Supply System asked people to conserve water while workers repaired a major problem on London Line. Clinton Harper, LAWSS general manager, said crews were working on a waterline on London Line near Mandaumin when there was a problem. He says the
Read More
Front Page
Chicago man on his way back to US charged with impaired driving
October 22, 2026
The Independent A Chicago man’s travels were delayed after Canada Border Services stopped someone they thought was impaired. Oct. 19, just before 8 am, Lambton OPP went to the Blue Water Bridge. They arrested a 48-year-old Chicago man and charged him with impaired driving. The man was given a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded for seven
Read More
Front Page
McGregor scores as Team Canada advances to semis
October 22, 2026
The Independent Forest’s Tyler McGregor notched a second period goal in Team Canada’s 7-0 win over the host team at the International Para Hockey Cup in Czechia on Wednesday. McGregor has four goals and an assist in three games at the tournament. Canada will play Czechia in a rematch in semifinal action on Friday. The U.S. takes on the World
Read More