Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2011-07-17 — VA
Operator
Richmond, City Of
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$126
Incident datetime
2011-07-17 04:50
Report number
Location
VA
Narrative
This is a follow-up to the telephone call placed on 7/7/11. Incident report #982932, which occurred at 1413 bowen street, richmond, va. The incident was reported to the national response center at 06:40 on sunday, 7/7/11. A fire, unrelated to natural gas, was the primary cause of the incident. The total damage is estimated to be more than $50,000. The origin of the fire has not been determined, but the fire dept. Has ruled that was not the initiating cause of the event. The city of richmond performed a series of tests which included a leak survey of the outer perimeter of the building, bar hole test, and a pressure test of the gas service. During the fire, the riser, regulator, and meter were destroyed, which caused a leak on the riser that showed up during the pressure test of the service. A test of the riser determined that the failure was due to the heat from the fire. Also, the city of richmond, department of public utilities, had an odorometer test performed by the supervisor of pressure control and found the odorant to be in the acceptable range.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2011-07-17 04:50:00
Year
2011
Report Received Date
2011-08-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2011.0
Report Number
20110263.0
Supplemental Number
15289.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
17360
Name
Richmond, City Of
Operator Street Address
730 East Broad Street
Operator City Name
Richmond
Operator State Abbreviation
VA
Operator Postal Code
23219
Local Datetime
2011-07-17 04:50:00
Location Street Address
1413 Bowen Street
Location City Name
Richmond
Location State Abbreviation
VA
Location Postal Code
23219
Location Latitude
37.3006
Location Longitude
-77.2618
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2011-07-17 06:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
982932
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
6.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-07-17 04:50:00
On Site Datetime
2011-07-17 05:11:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
20.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Service
Installation Year
2004.0
Pipe Diameter
1.0
Pipe Specification
D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Yellowstripe
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Material Pe Pipe Code
3408
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Length
1
Rupture Width
1
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
126.0
Est Cost Emergency
600.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
29.0
Prpty
755.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
22.0
Normal Psig
22.0
Mop Psig
30.0
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
C*** V* J****
Preparer Title
Operations Manager - Gas Maintenance
Preparer Email
C*********@r**********.com
Preparer Telephone
804/646-8341
Preparer Fax
804/646-8399
Authorizer Name
C*** V* J****
Authorizer Title
Operations Manager - Gas Maintenance
Authorizer Telephone
804/646-8341
Authorizer Email
C*********@r**********.com
Narrative
This is a follow-up to the telephone call placed on 7/7/11. Incident report #982932, which occurred at 1413 bowen street, richmond, va. The incident was reported to the national response center at 06:40 on sunday, 7/7/11. A fire, unrelated to natural gas, was the primary cause of the incident. The total damage is estimated to be more than $50,000. The origin of the fire has not been determined, but the fire dept. Has ruled that was not the initiating cause of the event. The city of richmond performed a series of tests which included a leak survey of the outer perimeter of the building, bar hole test, and a pressure test of the gas service. During the fire, the riser, regulator, and meter were destroyed, which caused a leak on the riser that showed up during the pressure test of the service. A test of the riser determined that the failure was due to the heat from the fire. Also, the city of richmond, department of public utilities, had an odorometer test performed by the supervisor of pressure control and found the odorant to be in the acceptable range.
| Occurred At | 2011-07-17 04:50:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-08-02 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2011.0 |
| Report Number | 20110263.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15289.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 17360 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Richmond, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | 730 East Broad Street |
| Operator City Name | Richmond |
| Operator State Abbreviation | VA |
| Operator Postal Code | 23219 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-07-17 04:50:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1413 Bowen Street |
| Location City Name | Richmond |
| Location State Abbreviation | VA |
| Location Postal Code | 23219 |
| Location Latitude | 37.3006 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.2618 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2011-07-17 06:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 982932 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 6.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-07-17 04:50:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-07-17 05:11:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 20.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service |
| Installation Year | 2004.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.0 |
| Pipe Specification | D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Yellowstripe |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 3408 |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Length | 1 |
| Rupture Width | 1 |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 126.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 600.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 29.0 |
| Prpty | 755.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 22.0 |
| Normal Psig | 22.0 |
| Mop Psig | 30.0 |
| 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 | C*** V* J**** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager - Gas Maintenance |
| Preparer Email | C*********@r**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 804/646-8341 |
| Preparer Fax | 804/646-8399 |
| Authorizer Name | C*** V* J**** |
| Authorizer Title | Operations Manager - Gas Maintenance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 804/646-8341 |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@r**********.com |
| Narrative | This is a follow-up to the telephone call placed on 7/7/11. Incident report #982932, which occurred at 1413 bowen street, richmond, va. The incident was reported to the national response center at 06:40 on sunday, 7/7/11. A fire, unrelated to natural gas, was the primary cause of the incident. The total damage is estimated to be more than $50,000. The origin of the fire has not been determined, but the fire dept. Has ruled that was not the initiating cause of the event. The city of richmond performed a series of tests which included a leak survey of the outer perimeter of the building, bar hole test, and a pressure test of the gas service. During the fire, the riser, regulator, and meter were destroyed, which caused a leak on the riser that showed up during the pressure test of the service. A test of the riser determined that the failure was due to the heat from the fire. Also, the city of richmond, department of public utilities, had an odorometer test performed by the supervisor of pressure control and found the odorant to be in the acceptable range. |
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