'Loud noise' from gas escape at Nottingham City Transport depot leads to big emergency response

Joseph Ash

5 May 2024 at 11:58 am·1-min read

Streetview of the Nottingham City Transport bus depot on Lower Parliament Street — The Nottingham City Transport bus depot on Lower Parliament Street -Credit:Google Maps

A large emergency service presence near Nottingham city centre was due to a gas escape from a storage cylinder at a bus depot. Crews from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service were seen near the Motorpoint Arena on Lower Parliament Street at around 3.30pm on Sunday (May 5).

The response was due to an incident at the Nottingham City Transport bus depot. A safety valve failed on the bank of gas storage cylinders leading to a loud noise and a gas escape.

A spokesperson for Nottingham City Transport said: "A safety valve on one of the bank of gas storage cylinders failed earlier this afternoon, which caused a loud noise and a gas escape. The affected bank of cylinders has been isolated and the rest of the gas plant is being recommissioned. There are no injuries or damage caused by the issue."

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Roads around the depot were closed following the incident. A witness said: "I was in the gridlock and had to turn round when the fire service and the environmental hazard team arrived and blocked off the roads around the depot."

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