Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2010-10-12 — 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)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2010-10-12 03:58
Report number
Location
CA, CONTRA COSTA
Narrative
A fire occurred at an apartment complex at 2800 gentrytown drive in antioch, california at approximately 0355 hours on october 12, 2010. The fire department notified pg&e of this fire at approximately 0358 hours. The pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived at approximately 0415 hours. The apartment building at 2800 gentrytown drive had collapsed on the service riser resulting in gas being released to the atmosphere. A pg&e gas crew was called and they stopped the flow of gas at approximately 0640 hours by squeezing off the 1.25-inch plastic service line approximately 15-feet from the building. The apartment fire damaged a five-meter manifold and the meters. In addition, an eight meter manifold and meters on the building next door were scorched and damaged by the fire. The fire damage to the apartment buildings resulted in property damages exceeding $50,000. The occupants of both apartment buildings were displaced by the fire. The cause of the fire remains officially undetermined, but fire investigators indicated at the scene that there was a large pile of roofing debris between the buildings that may have been the source. Pg&e has requested a copy of the fire department report. Gas service to both apartment buildings was disrupted. Service will be restored when repairs to the house are completed and the customers request service restoration. There were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of this incident. Major bay area media, ktvu channel 2 and abc news channel 7, were present at the scene
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-10-12 03:58:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2010-11-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20100103.0
Supplemental Number
15282.0
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2010-10-12 03:55:00
Location Street Address
2800 Gentrytown Drive
Location City Name
Antioch
Location County Name
Contra Costa
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
94509
Location Latitude
37.9959
Location Longitude
-121.8391
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-10-12 10:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
956728
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-10-12 03:58:00
On Site Datetime
2010-10-12 04:15:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminin
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Secondary
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
100000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
107000.0
Commercial Affected
6.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
6.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
G*** F* G*******
Preparer Title
Senior Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
G***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
925-974-4075
Authorizer Name
G*** E* C*****
Authorizer Title
Senior Director Gas Engineering
Authorizer Telephone
925-974-4231
Authorizer Email
No Email Address
Narrative
A fire occurred at an apartment complex at 2800 gentrytown drive in antioch, california at approximately 0355 hours on october 12, 2010. The fire department notified pg&e of this fire at approximately 0358 hours. The pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived at approximately 0415 hours. The apartment building at 2800 gentrytown drive had collapsed on the service riser resulting in gas being released to the atmosphere. A pg&e gas crew was called and they stopped the flow of gas at approximately 0640 hours by squeezing off the 1.25-inch plastic service line approximately 15-feet from the building. The apartment fire damaged a five-meter manifold and the meters. In addition, an eight meter manifold and meters on the building next door were scorched and damaged by the fire. The fire damage to the apartment buildings resulted in property damages exceeding $50,000. The occupants of both apartment buildings were displaced by the fire. The cause of the fire remains officially undetermined, but fire investigators indicated at the scene that there was a large pile of roofing debris between the buildings that may have been the source. Pg&e has requested a copy of the fire department report. Gas service to both apartment buildings was disrupted. Service will be restored when repairs to the house are completed and the customers request service restoration. There were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of this incident. Major bay area media, ktvu channel 2 and abc news channel 7, were present at the scene
| Occurred At | 2010-10-12 03:58:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2010-11-12 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20100103.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15282.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2010-10-12 03:55:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2800 Gentrytown Drive |
| Location City Name | Antioch |
| Location County Name | Contra Costa |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 94509 |
| Location Latitude | 37.9959 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -121.8391 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-10-12 10:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 956728 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-10-12 03:58:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-10-12 04:15:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Aluminin |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Secondary |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 107000.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 6.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 6.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | G*** F* G******* |
| Preparer Title | Senior Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | G***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 925-974-4075 |
| Authorizer Name | G*** E* C***** |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Director Gas Engineering |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-974-4231 |
| Authorizer Email | No Email Address |
| Narrative | A fire occurred at an apartment complex at 2800 gentrytown drive in antioch, california at approximately 0355 hours on october 12, 2010. The fire department notified pg&e of this fire at approximately 0358 hours. The pg&e gas service representative (gsr) arrived at approximately 0415 hours. The apartment building at 2800 gentrytown drive had collapsed on the service riser resulting in gas being released to the atmosphere. A pg&e gas crew was called and they stopped the flow of gas at approximately 0640 hours by squeezing off the 1.25-inch plastic service line approximately 15-feet from the building. The apartment fire damaged a five-meter manifold and the meters. In addition, an eight meter manifold and meters on the building next door were scorched and damaged by the fire. The fire damage to the apartment buildings resulted in property damages exceeding $50,000. The occupants of both apartment buildings were displaced by the fire. The cause of the fire remains officially undetermined, but fire investigators indicated at the scene that there was a large pile of roofing debris between the buildings that may have been the source. Pg&e has requested a copy of the fire department report. Gas service to both apartment buildings was disrupted. Service will be restored when repairs to the house are completed and the customers request service restoration. There were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of this incident. Major bay area media, ktvu channel 2 and abc news channel 7, were present at the scene |
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