RCMP national security team investigating Yellowhead County pipeline rupture: Alberta minister [Video]

Alberta’s minister of forestry and parks said the RCMP national security investigation team is involved in a probe looking into what caused a pipeline to rupture and catch fire west of Edmonton earlier this week.

On Tuesday, a wildfire was sparked following a natural gas pipeline rupture about 40 kilometres northwest of Edson, Alta. The fire has since been deemed under control.

“We have no indication of any kind of cause on that fire yet; the investigation is happening,” Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said at a wildfire-related news conference Thursday morning. “The national security investigation team of the RCMP are investigating the cause.

“My understanding, since the cause was unknown, that’s standard practice for them to come in on anything that’s unknown.”

RCMP said as of Tuesday, initial reports had shown no signs of foul play.

Global News has reached out to the RCMP for more information. On its website, the RCMP…