GD incident on 2012-01-11 — NY

Operator
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$100
Incident datetime
2012-01-11 14:00
Report number
Location
NY, WESTCHESTER
Narrative
******mpfd final determination post-notification is natural gas was not involved. Report for record purposes only******* on wednesday, january 11, 2012 @ 13:58 hrs, westchester electric operations emergency response group (erg) feeney reported a house fire at 17 heritage drive, mt. Pleasant, n.Y. With possible natural gas ignition to the gas emergency response center (gerc). A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and the gas operations erg, gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision responded. Upon arrival, the one family home at this location was found engulfed in fire and there was natural gas fed fire at the outside gas meter set. The mt. Pleasant fire department (mpfd) was able to extinguish the fire at the gas meter, and turned off the outside service valve under gds' direction. The curb valve was located and turned off, and gas construction cut and capped the service due to the extensive structural damage caused by the fire. Due to the gas ignition and damage greater than $50,000.00, the u.S. Dot was notified of the conditions found. Upon completion of their investigation, mpfd chief malone later reported that the fire was not caused by natural gas, and that the gas fed fire was a result of the structural fire (secondary ignition). There are no reported injuries. The nys psc and US DOT were notified. This was an upgraded level incident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-01-11 14:00:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-01-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120006.0
Supplemental Number
15389.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Operator Street Address
4 Irving Place
Operator City Name
New York
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
10003
Local Datetime
2012-01-11 13:58:00
Location Street Address
17 Heritage Drive
Location City Name
Mount Pleasant
Location County Name
Westchester
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
10570-1414
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-01-11 15:38:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-01-11 14:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-01-11 14:06:00
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
Installation Year
1979.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminum Meter
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Residential Meter Melted Due To Building Fire
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
100.0
Est Cost Emergency
350.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
10.0
Prpty
460.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
60.0
Normal Psig
60.0
Mop Psig
90.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
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
K**** F****
Preparer Title
Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Preparer Email
F*****@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
718-579-2310
Preparer Fax
718-904-4607
Authorizer Name
V***** D******
Authorizer Title
Department Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Authorizer Telephone
718-579-2350
Authorizer Email
D*******@c****.com
Narrative
***********************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 13:58 hrs, westchester electric operations emergency response group (erg) feeney reported a house fire at 17 heritage drive, mt. Pleasant, n.Y. With possible natural gas ignition to the gas emergency response center (gerc). A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and the gas operations erg, gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision responded. Upon arrival, the one family home at this location was found engulfed in fire and there was natural gas fed fire at the outside gas meter set. The mt. Pleasant fire department (mpfd) was able to extinguish the fire at the gas meter, and turned off the outside service valve under gds' direction. The curb valve was located and turned off, and gas construction cut and capped the service due to the extensive structural damage caused by the fire. Due to the gas ignition and damage greater than $50,000.00, the u.S. Dot was notified of the conditions found. Upon completion of their investigation, mpfd chief malone later reported that the fire was not caused by natural gas, and that the gas fed fire was a result of the structural fire (secondary ignition). There are no reported injuries. The nys psc and US DOT were notified. ***********************************.
Occurred At 2012-01-11 14:00:00
Year 2012
Report Received Date 2012-01-24 00:00:00
Iyear 2012.0
Report Number 20120006.0
Supplemental Number 15389.0
Report Type Original Final
Operator Id 2704 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Operator Street Address 4 Irving Place
Operator City Name New York
Operator State Abbreviation NY
Operator Postal Code 10003
Local Datetime 2012-01-11 13:58:00
Location Street Address 17 Heritage Drive
Location City Name Mount Pleasant
Location County Name Westchester
Location State Abbreviation NY
Location Postal Code 10570-1414
Location Latitude 41.139192 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -73.765009 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Nrc Rpt Datetime 2012-01-11 15:38:00
Nrc Rpt Num 100015 NRC Report How to search
Commodity Released Type Natural Gas
Unintentional Release 1.0
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Ignite Ind Yes
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0.0
Incident Identified Datetime 2012-01-11 14:00:00
On Site Datetime 2012-01-11 14:06:00
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
Installation Year 1979.0
Material Involved Other
Material Details Aluminum Meter
Release Type Other
Release Type Details Residential Meter Melted Due To Building Fire
Class Location Type Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid 0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage 100.0
Est Cost Emergency 350.0
Est Cost Other 0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release 10.0
Prpty 460.0
Commercial Affected 0.0
Industrial Affected 0.0
Residences Affected 1.0
Accident Psig 60.0
Normal Psig 60.0
Mop Psig 90.0
Accident Pressure Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind No
Accident Identifier Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type Operator Employee
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 K**** F****
Preparer Title Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Preparer Email F*****@c****.com
Preparer Telephone 718-579-2310
Preparer Fax 718-904-4607
Authorizer Name V***** D******
Authorizer Title Department Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Authorizer Telephone 718-579-2350
Authorizer Email D*******@c****.com
Narrative ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 13:58 hrs, westchester electric operations emergency response group (erg) feeney reported a house fire at 17 heritage drive, mt. Pleasant, n.Y. With possible natural gas ignition to the gas emergency response center (gerc). A code murre (multiple resource response event) was initiated and the gas operations erg, gas distribution services (gds), gas construction and supervision responded. Upon arrival, the one family home at this location was found engulfed in fire and there was natural gas fed fire at the outside gas meter set. The mt. Pleasant fire department (mpfd) was able to extinguish the fire at the gas meter, and turned off the outside service valve under gds' direction. The curb valve was located and turned off, and gas construction cut and capped the service due to the extensive structural damage caused by the fire. Due to the gas ignition and damage greater than $50,000.00, the u.S. Dot was notified of the conditions found. Upon completion of their investigation, mpfd chief malone later reported that the fire was not caused by natural gas, and that the gas fed fire was a result of the structural fire (secondary ignition). There are no reported injuries. The nys psc and US DOT were notified. ***********************************.

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