<h1>Major third-party damage to trunk gas pipeline disrupts CNG distribution; distributor prioritizes homes, suspends public refuelling, sets restoration deadline</h1> A major third-party damage to a trunk gas pipeline within an industrial compound disrupted city CNG distribution, prompting the gas distributor to prioritize residential piped supply, suspend many public refuelling stations, and set a restoration deadline. The incident raises potential liability and indemnity issues for the party causing damage, contractual performance and force majeure considerations for the distributor and suppliers, and possible regulatory scrutiny over pipeline safety and emergency response. Transport unions' demands for compensation for lost earnings could give rise to claims against the distributor or the party responsible for the damage, while affected commercial users were advised to shift to alternative fuels until supply is restored.