Strange noises heard in Red Bank this week came from a gas line releasing pressure, officials said.
The gas line, operated by Enbridge and East Tennessee Natural Gas, released pressure Friday and Tuesday nights from a metering station on Freudenburg Lane, Red Bank City Manager Martin Granum said in a phone call Wednesday.
The releases are a normal part of the line’s operation, Granum said.
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“It was determined that the relief valve that is in place for over pressurization was properly operating and expelling unodorized natural gas up into the atmosphere (NG is lighter than air),” Red Bank Fire Chief Brent Sylar said in an email to city officials, shared with the Chattanooga Times Free Press.