{
  "id": 42815,
  "title": "SSGC assures citizens there is no gas leak, says odourisation plant testing led to complaints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/ssgc-assures-citizens-there-is-no-gas-leak-says-odourisation-plant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:59:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020140/ssgc-assures-citizens-there-is-no-gas-leak-says-odourisation-plant-testing-led-to-complaints"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has clarified that there is no gas leak near Karachi’s Abul Hasan Isphahani Road, following reports of a suspected leak over the weekend. The complaints arose from the testing of odourisation plants during the commissioning of a new pipeline. Gas is typically odorless, but gas suppliers add odorants for safety to alert consumers to potential leaks. During testing, larger quantities of these odorants were used, resulting in a stronger-than-normal smell that led to the false alarm. An SSGC media alert stated that all system pressures are normal and no gas leak has been reported. The company urged citizens to remain calm and continue with their daily activities. Gas leaks can be extremely dangerous, leading to explosions, fires, or death by suffocation. In January, a gas leak incident in Rawalpindi resulted in the suffocation of three women and another individual fainting.",
  "summary": "The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said on Sunday that complaints of a suspected gas leak near Karachi’s Abul Hasan Isphahani Road since the previous night were due to the testing of odourisation plants during the commissioning of a new pipeline. While gas is often thought to have a distinctive smell, it is in fact odourless. Gas suppliers deliberately add odorants to the gas as a safety measure…",
  "key_points": [
    "No gas leak near Karachi's Abul Hasan Isphahani Road, SSGC clarifies",
    "Odourisation plant testing caused complaints due to stronger odorants",
    "SSGC assures citizens to remain calm and continue daily activities"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}