Incident details
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GD incident on 2012-01-21 — 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)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2012-01-21 15:54
Report number
Location
NY, NEW YORK
Narrative
The manhattan regional electric control center reported a manhole fire to the gas emergency response center (gerc). Gas distribution services (gds) responded and confirmed a fire in manhole (mh) 44060 which was being fed by natural gas. A code murre (multiple resource response event)was initiated and the gerc dispatched additional gds and construction crews and supervision. Electric operations crews were in the process of mitigating a smoking manhole with a burnout when the fire erupted. A 6" low pressure polyethelene gas main was offset around the electric manhole which was on fire. Gas main valve 4570, to the east at audubon ave, was identified in case needed for main shut down, and three fire banks were excavated to the north, south, and east of mh 44060. Stoppers were installed in the main at all three locations and the fire was extinguished at 22:59 hours. There were no reported outages, no injuries and there was no media attention. This was a serious level incident and the US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-01-21 15:54:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-02-11 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120014.0
Supplemental Number
15471.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2704
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
2012-01-21 15:54:00
Location Street Address
Intrersection W 175 St & St. Nicholas Ave.
Location City Name
New York
Location County Name
New York
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
10033-8022
Location Latitude
40.845582
Location Longitude
-73.9360559
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-01-21 17:18:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1000935
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
271.8
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-01-21 15:54:00
On Site Datetime
2012-01-21 16:04:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Public Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Pavement
Depth Of Cover
54.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Pipe Diameter
6.0
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Material Pe Pipe Code
Unknown
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Electric Burn Out Caused Damage And Gas Leak To Main
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
1000.0
Est Cost Other
5000.0
Est Cost Other Details
0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
818.0
Prpty
7818.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
0.25
Normal Psig
0.25
Mop Psig
0.5
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
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Outside Force Type
Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility
Preparer Name
K**** F****
Preparer Title
Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center
Preparer Email
F*****@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
718-319-2310
Preparer Fax
718-904-4607
Authorizer Name
V***** D******
Authorizer Title
Dept. Manager--Gas Emergency Response Center
Authorizer Telephone
718-319-2350
Authorizer Email
D*******@c****.com
Narrative
The manhattan regional electric control center reported a manhole fire to the gas emergency response center (gerc). Gas distribution services (gds) responded and confirmed a fire in manhole (mh) 44060 which was being fed by natural gas. A code murre (multiple resource response event)was initiated and the gerc dispatched additional gds and construction crews and supervision. Electric operations crews were in the process of mitigating a smoking manhole with a burnout when the fire erupted. A 6" low pressure polyethelene gas main was offset around the electric manhole which was on fire. Gas main valve 4570, to the east at audubon ave, was identified in case needed for main shut down, and three fire banks were excavated to the north, south, and east of mh 44060. Stoppers were installed in the main at all three locations and the fire was extinguished at 22:59 hours. There were no reported outages, no injuries and there was no media attention. This was a serious level incident and the US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified.
| Occurred At | 2012-01-21 15:54:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2012-02-11 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20120014.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15471.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2012-01-21 15:54:00 |
| Location Street Address | Intrersection W 175 St & St. Nicholas Ave. |
| Location City Name | New York |
| Location County Name | New York |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 10033-8022 |
| Location Latitude | 40.845582 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -73.9360559 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-01-21 17:18:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1000935 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 271.8 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-01-21 15:54:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-01-21 16:04:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Public Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Pavement |
| Depth Of Cover | 54.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Pipe Diameter | 6.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | Unknown |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Electric Burn Out Caused Damage And Gas Leak To Main |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | 0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 818.0 |
| Prpty | 7818.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.25 |
| Normal Psig | 0.25 |
| Mop Psig | 0.5 |
| 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 | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Outside Force Type | Electrical Arcing From Other Equipment Or Facility |
| Preparer Name | K**** F**** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager-Gas Emergency Response Center |
| Preparer Email | F*****@c****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 718-319-2310 |
| Preparer Fax | 718-904-4607 |
| Authorizer Name | V***** D****** |
| Authorizer Title | Dept. Manager--Gas Emergency Response Center |
| Authorizer Telephone | 718-319-2350 |
| Authorizer Email | D*******@c****.com |
| Narrative | The manhattan regional electric control center reported a manhole fire to the gas emergency response center (gerc). Gas distribution services (gds) responded and confirmed a fire in manhole (mh) 44060 which was being fed by natural gas. A code murre (multiple resource response event)was initiated and the gerc dispatched additional gds and construction crews and supervision. Electric operations crews were in the process of mitigating a smoking manhole with a burnout when the fire erupted. A 6" low pressure polyethelene gas main was offset around the electric manhole which was on fire. Gas main valve 4570, to the east at audubon ave, was identified in case needed for main shut down, and three fire banks were excavated to the north, south, and east of mh 44060. Stoppers were installed in the main at all three locations and the fire was extinguished at 22:59 hours. There were no reported outages, no injuries and there was no media attention. This was a serious level incident and the US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified. |
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