Incident details
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GD incident on 2012-01-22 — MI
Operator
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co (Michcon)
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
—
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,549
Incident datetime
2012-01-22 15:12
Report number
Location
MI, WAYNE
Narrative
A structure fire at 15098 lahser was reported to michcon by the detroit fire dept. A michcon emergency response technician found a private vehicle lodged in the south wall of the single-family residence approx 40 feet from the roadway. Witnesses reported the vehicle travelling north at 60-80 mph moments before impact and, having disregarded a traffic signal approx one-half block to the south, jumped the curb and left the roadway prior to striking the lahser residence, breaching the outside wall, and coming to rest inside a bedroom. Fire ignited by an unknown source engulfed the residence and the vehicle. Eight persons in the residence self-evacuated without injury. Witnesses were unable to extricate the vehicle driver, who died at the scene from accidental injuries, from the fire, or a combination of these. A passenger in the vehicle was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery for injuries. A third occupant of the vehicle reportedly fled the scene on foot. Alcohol was suspected as playing a role in the crash. Both the vehicle and the residence were total losses. The vehicle had struck the michcon gas service riser and meter assembly mounted on the outside of the south wall of the residence. The steel pipe connections at the service regulator inlet as well as the inlet of the union connection to the customer's fuel piping were cracked and completely separated from the service riser and the fuel connection, respectively. The service regulator and meter assembly were catapulted into the adjacent vacant yard, and natural gas leaking from the breached service riser ignited and appears to have contributed to the fire. Rescuers had pulled the crashed vehicle from the side of the residence in an attempt to reach the deceased driver; the movement of the vehicle away from the building caught the remainder of the leaking plastic service riser and bent it at 90 degrees away from the building, crimping and partially closing off the plastic tubing and limiting the escaping gas. Michcon personnel arriving to the scene temporarily capped the damaged service riser at the building wall to eliminate the leak, then cut off and permanently abandoned the remainder of the service line at the main later that same evening. The service line will not be returned to operation. No sign of a pre-existing gas leak was found at this residence, at either of the two on either side, or at any of the three immediately across the street.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2012-01-22 15:12:00
Year
2012
Report Received Date
2012-02-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2012.0
Report Number
20120016.0
Supplemental Number
15425.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
12408
Name
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co (Michcon)
Operator Street Address
One Energy Plaza
Operator City Name
Detroit
Operator State Abbreviation
MI
Operator Postal Code
48226-1221
Local Datetime
2012-01-22 15:12:00
Location Street Address
15098 Lahser Road
Location City Name
Detroit
Location County Name
Wayne
Location State Abbreviation
MI
Location Postal Code
48223-1948
Location Latitude
42.39893
Location Longitude
-83.25644
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-01-22 16:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1000980
Unintentional Release
1.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
8.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-01-22 15:12:00
On Site Datetime
2012-01-22 15:30:00
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
Service Riser
Installation Year
1998.0
Material Involved
Steel
Wt Steel
0.133
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
51969.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1549.0
Est Cost Emergency
1204.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
5.0
Prpty
54727.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
2.0
Normal Psig
2.0
Mop Psig
2.0
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
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Preparer Name
J*** D L******
Preparer Title
Supervisor Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
L*******@d********.com
Preparer Telephone
6166322646
Preparer Fax
6166322687
Authorizer Name
R***** H F*********
Authorizer Title
Manager Codes And Standards
Authorizer Telephone
3133897755
Authorizer Email
F**********@d********.com
Narrative
A structure fire at 15098 lahser was reported to michcon by the detroit fire dept. A michcon emergency response technician found a private vehicle lodged in the south wall of the single-family residence approx 40 feet from the roadway. Witnesses reported the vehicle travelling north at 60-80 mph moments before impact and, having disregarded a traffic signal approx one-half block to the south, jumped the curb and left the roadway prior to striking the lahser residence, breaching the outside wall, and coming to rest inside a bedroom. Fire ignited by an unknown source engulfed the residence and the vehicle. Eight persons in the residence self-evacuated without injury. Witnesses were unable to extricate the vehicle driver, who died at the scene from accidental injuries, from the fire, or a combination of these. A passenger in the vehicle was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery for injuries. A third occupant of the vehicle reportedly fled the scene on foot. Alcohol was suspected as playing a role in the crash. Both the vehicle and the residence were total losses. The vehicle had struck the michcon gas service riser and meter assembly mounted on the outside of the south wall of the residence. The steel pipe connections at the service regulator inlet as well as the inlet of the union connection to the customer's fuel piping were cracked and completely separated from the service riser and the fuel connection, respectively. The service regulator and meter assembly were catapulted into the adjacent vacant yard, and natural gas leaking from the breached service riser ignited and appears to have contributed to the fire. Rescuers had pulled the crashed vehicle from the side of the residence in an attempt to reach the deceased driver; the movement of the vehicle away from the building caught the remainder of the leaking plastic service riser and bent it at 90 degrees away from the building, crimping and partially closing off the plastic tubing and limiting the escaping gas. Michcon personnel arriving to the scene temporarily capped the damaged service riser at the building wall to eliminate the leak, then cut off and permanently abandoned the remainder of the service line at the main later that same evening. The service line will not be returned to operation. No sign of a pre-existing gas leak was found at this residence, at either of the two on either side, or at any of the three immediately across the street.
| Occurred At | 2012-01-22 15:12:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Report Received Date | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2012.0 |
| Report Number | 20120016.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15425.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 12408 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Michigan Consolidated Gas Co (Michcon) |
| Operator Street Address | One Energy Plaza |
| Operator City Name | Detroit |
| Operator State Abbreviation | MI |
| Operator Postal Code | 48226-1221 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-01-22 15:12:00 |
| Location Street Address | 15098 Lahser Road |
| Location City Name | Detroit |
| Location County Name | Wayne |
| Location State Abbreviation | MI |
| Location Postal Code | 48223-1948 |
| Location Latitude | 42.39893 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.25644 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-01-22 16:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1000980 NRC Report How to search |
| Unintentional Release | 1.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 8.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-01-22 15:12:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-01-22 15:30:00 |
| 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 | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1998.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Wt Steel | 0.133 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 51969.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1549.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1204.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 5.0 |
| Prpty | 54727.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 2.0 |
| Normal Psig | 2.0 |
| Mop Psig | 2.0 |
| 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 | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Preparer Name | J*** D L****** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | L*******@d********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 6166322646 |
| Preparer Fax | 6166322687 |
| Authorizer Name | R***** H F********* |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3133897755 |
| Authorizer Email | F**********@d********.com |
| Narrative | A structure fire at 15098 lahser was reported to michcon by the detroit fire dept. A michcon emergency response technician found a private vehicle lodged in the south wall of the single-family residence approx 40 feet from the roadway. Witnesses reported the vehicle travelling north at 60-80 mph moments before impact and, having disregarded a traffic signal approx one-half block to the south, jumped the curb and left the roadway prior to striking the lahser residence, breaching the outside wall, and coming to rest inside a bedroom. Fire ignited by an unknown source engulfed the residence and the vehicle. Eight persons in the residence self-evacuated without injury. Witnesses were unable to extricate the vehicle driver, who died at the scene from accidental injuries, from the fire, or a combination of these. A passenger in the vehicle was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery for injuries. A third occupant of the vehicle reportedly fled the scene on foot. Alcohol was suspected as playing a role in the crash. Both the vehicle and the residence were total losses. The vehicle had struck the michcon gas service riser and meter assembly mounted on the outside of the south wall of the residence. The steel pipe connections at the service regulator inlet as well as the inlet of the union connection to the customer's fuel piping were cracked and completely separated from the service riser and the fuel connection, respectively. The service regulator and meter assembly were catapulted into the adjacent vacant yard, and natural gas leaking from the breached service riser ignited and appears to have contributed to the fire. Rescuers had pulled the crashed vehicle from the side of the residence in an attempt to reach the deceased driver; the movement of the vehicle away from the building caught the remainder of the leaking plastic service riser and bent it at 90 degrees away from the building, crimping and partially closing off the plastic tubing and limiting the escaping gas. Michcon personnel arriving to the scene temporarily capped the damaged service riser at the building wall to eliminate the leak, then cut off and permanently abandoned the remainder of the service line at the main later that same evening. The service line will not be returned to operation. No sign of a pre-existing gas leak was found at this residence, at either of the two on either side, or at any of the three immediately across the street. |
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