Overview
- About 11,000 GRDF customers across roughly 20 communes in Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône remain without gas after Friday’s rupture near the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence aerodrome.
- GRDF and transport operator NaTran have mobilized around 40 staff, with priority reconnections for public facilities and vulnerable households identified by municipalities.
- Technicians must visit each address before service is restored, so households should expect several days without gas, with operators indicating full restoration could come by next weekend.
- NaTran says maintenance on the line was up to date and calls the incident rare, with no sign of a deliberate act reported as formal inquiries continue.
- Witnesses reported a deafening blast and a large smoke plume; aerial views show a ruptured pipe and scorched vegetation, and local restaurants and residents report significant disruption.