Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2010-02-07 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2010-02-07 02:08
Report number
Location
CA, SACRAMENTO
Narrative
A house explosion and fire occurred at approximately 0208 hours on 2/7/10. The fire department called at pg&e at 0213 hours. Pg&e personnel arrived at 0245 hours. The fire department had shut off the service valve and removed the meter before pg&e arrived. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. The gas service account was active and the gas service was on (contrary to initial report). The cause of the explosion is undetermined at the time of this report, but the fire department has indicated the cause appears to be arson. After the explosion, pg&e performed a leak survey of the service, the services on both sides of this address, and the gas main in the front of all three of these addresses. No indication of gas was found. Pg&e also performed bar hole tests over the service at 3944 17th avenue and found no indication of gas. The gas service was cut off at the main, and will be re-connected when the customer is ready for service.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-02-07 02:08:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2010-05-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20100023.0
Supplemental Number
15026.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2010-02-07 16:27:00
Location Street Address
3944 17th Avenue
Location City Name
Sacramento
Location County Name
Sacramento
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
94203
Location Latitude
38.5373
Location Longitude
-121.4608
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-02-07 23:35:00
Nrc Rpt Num
930696
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
10.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-02-07 02:08:00
On Site Datetime
2010-02-07 02:45:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminum Meter
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Arson & Secondary Ignition
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2000.0
Prpty
3000.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
0.25
Normal Psig
0.25
Mop Psig
0.75
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Intentional Damage
Outside Force Type
Intentional Damage
Intentional Subtype
Vandalism
Preparer Name
L******* D*******
Preparer Title
Program Manager
Preparer Email
L***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
9259744313
Preparer Fax
9259741412
Authorizer Name
B**** D*****
Authorizer Email
No Email Address
Narrative
A house explosion and fire occurred at approximately 0208 hours on 2/7/10. The fire department called at pg&e at 0213 hours. Pg&e personnel arrived at 0245 hours. The fire department had shut off the service valve and removed the meter before pg&e arrived. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. The gas service account was active and the gas service was on (contrary to initial report). The cause of the explosion is undetermined at the time of this report, but the fire department has indicated the cause appears to be arson. After the explosion, pg&e performed a leak survey of the service, the services on both sides of this address, and the gas main in the front of all three of these addresses. No indication of gas was found. Pg&e also performed bar hole tests over the service at 3944 17th avenue and found no indication of gas. The gas service was cut off at the main, and will be re-connected when the customer is ready for service.
| Occurred At | 2010-02-07 02:08:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2010-05-10 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20100023.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15026.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-02-07 16:27:00 |
| Location Street Address | 3944 17th Avenue |
| Location City Name | Sacramento |
| Location County Name | Sacramento |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 94203 |
| Location Latitude | 38.5373 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -121.4608 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-02-07 23:35:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 930696 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-02-07 02:08:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-02-07 02:45:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Aluminum Meter |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Arson & Secondary Ignition |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000.0 |
| Prpty | 3000.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.25 |
| Normal Psig | 0.25 |
| Mop Psig | 0.75 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Intentional Damage |
| Outside Force Type | Intentional Damage |
| Intentional Subtype | Vandalism |
| Preparer Name | L******* D******* |
| Preparer Title | Program Manager |
| Preparer Email | L***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9259744313 |
| Preparer Fax | 9259741412 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** D***** |
| Authorizer Email | No Email Address |
| Narrative | A house explosion and fire occurred at approximately 0208 hours on 2/7/10. The fire department called at pg&e at 0213 hours. Pg&e personnel arrived at 0245 hours. The fire department had shut off the service valve and removed the meter before pg&e arrived. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. The gas service account was active and the gas service was on (contrary to initial report). The cause of the explosion is undetermined at the time of this report, but the fire department has indicated the cause appears to be arson. After the explosion, pg&e performed a leak survey of the service, the services on both sides of this address, and the gas main in the front of all three of these addresses. No indication of gas was found. Pg&e also performed bar hole tests over the service at 3944 17th avenue and found no indication of gas. The gas service was cut off at the main, and will be re-connected when the customer is ready for service. |
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