GD incident on 2013-05-02 — NY

Operator
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2013-05-02 07:00
Report number
Location
NY, BRONX
Narrative
On may 2, 2013 at 06:58 gas engineering reported a building fire in the bronx at an unknown location to the gas emergency repsonse center (gerc) per news reports. The gerc contacted the fdny who confirmed a 4 alarm fire in-progress at 685 e 226 st. Gas distribution services (gds), the electric emergency department, gas construction, gas emergency response group (erg) and supervision were dispatched. Upon initial investigation at 07:23 gds reported a possible gas fed fire in a laundromat at 3985 white plains rd. Additional construction crews, the law department., and a photographer were dispatched. The fire extended to all the buildings on the west side of white plains road between e 225 st & e 226 st. And at 07:46 the fire department of new york (fdny) declared a 5 alarm condition. At 07:51 gds closed a 6" low pressure polyethylene (lppe) valve 8987 to isolate the southern gas supply from e 225 st. At 09:49 it was reported per fdny chief esposito the fire appeared to be gas fed in buildings # 3983 and #3985 white plains rd. Gas construction excavated in front of 4013 white plains road and 674 e 226 st and installed stoppers in the 6" lp gas mains to isolate the northern gas supply. This isolation interrupted 15 services ; 31 customers at 09:55. Multiple media outlets responded to location. The fdny fire marshal investigated and reported the fire began in a detached garage to building 685 e 225 st. And spread to the adjacent row of stores; the primary cause of the fire was not attributed to natural gas. The reported gas ignition was secondary ignition only, after the gas meters were destroyed by the fire. There were no reports of injuries and the reported property damage was well in excess of $50,000. The US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified and the psc responded to location. This was an upgraded level incident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2013-05-02 07:00:00
Year
2013
Report Received Date
2013-05-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2013.0
Report Number
20130065.0
Supplemental Number
15881.0
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2013-05-02 06:58:00
Location Street Address
685 East 226 Street
Location City Name
Bronx
Location County Name
Bronx
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
10467
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-05-02 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Unintentional Release
2.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-05-02 07:00:00
On Site Datetime
2013-05-02 07:18:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Inside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1978.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminum Meters
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Meters Melted/destroyed Per Fdny Fire Marshal's Report Of Secondary Ignition Associated With 4 Alarm Building Fire.
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
250000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000.0
Est Cost Emergency
500.0
Est Cost Other
500.0
Est Cost Other Details
Materials
Est Cost Unintentional Release
20.0
Prpty
256020.0
Commercial Affected
12.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
19.0
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
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
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
Department Manager-Gas Emergency Repsonse Center
Authorizer Telephone
718-319-2350
Authorizer Email
D*******@c****.com
Narrative
On may 2, 2013 at 06:58 gas engineering reported a building fire in the bronx at an unknown location to the gas emergency repsonse center (gerc) per news reports. The gerc contacted the fdny who confirmed a 4 alarm fire in-progress at 685 e 226 st. Gas distribution services (gds), the electric emergency department, gas construction, gas emergency response group (erg) and supervision were dispatched. Upon initial investigation at 07:23 gds reported a possible gas fed fire in a laundromat at 3985 white plains rd. Additional construction crews, the law department., and a photographer were dispatched. The fire extended to all the buildings on the west side of white plains road between e 225 st & e 226 st. And at 07:46 the fire department of new york (fdny) declared a 5 alarm condition. At 07:51 gds closed a 6" low pressure polyethylene (lppe) valve 8987 to isolate the southern gas supply from e 225 st. At 09:49 it was reported per fdny chief esposito the fire appeared to be gas fed in buildings # 3983 and #3985 white plains rd. Gas construction excavated in front of 4013 white plains road and 674 e 226 st and installed stoppers in the 6" lp gas mains to isolate the northern gas supply. This isolation interrupted 15 services ; 31 customers at 09:55. Multiple media outlets responded to location. The fdny fire marshal investigated and reported the fire began in a detached garage to building 685 e 225 st. And spread to the adjacent row of stores; the primary cause of the fire was not attributed to natural gas. The reported gas ignition was secondary ignition only, after the gas meters were destroyed by the fire. There were no reports of injuries and the reported property damage was well in excess of $50,000. The US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified and the psc responded to location. This was an upgraded level incident.
Occurred At 2013-05-02 07:00:00
Year 2013
Report Received Date 2013-05-29 00:00:00
Iyear 2013.0
Report Number 20130065.0
Supplemental Number 15881.0
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 2013-05-02 06:58:00
Location Street Address 685 East 226 Street
Location City Name Bronx
Location County Name Bronx
Location State Abbreviation NY
Location Postal Code 10467
Location Latitude 40.88891 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -73.860669 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Nrc Rpt Datetime 2013-05-02 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num 1045761 NRC Report How to search
Unintentional Release 2.0
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Ignite Ind Yes
Explode Ind No
Incident Identified Datetime 2013-05-02 07:00:00
On Site Datetime 2013-05-02 07:18:00
Federal No
Location Type Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype Inside A Building
Crossing No
Pipe Facility Type Privately Owned
System Part Involved Inside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year 1978.0
Material Involved Other
Material Details Aluminum Meters
Release Type Other
Release Type Details Meters Melted/destroyed Per Fdny Fire Marshal's Report Of Secondary Ignition Associated With 4 Alarm Building Fire.
Class Location Type Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid 250000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage 5000.0
Est Cost Emergency 500.0
Est Cost Other 500.0
Est Cost Other Details Materials
Est Cost Unintentional Release 20.0
Prpty 256020.0
Commercial Affected 12.0
Industrial Affected 0.0
Residences Affected 19.0
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 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 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 Department Manager-Gas Emergency Repsonse Center
Authorizer Telephone 718-319-2350
Authorizer Email D*******@c****.com
Narrative On may 2, 2013 at 06:58 gas engineering reported a building fire in the bronx at an unknown location to the gas emergency repsonse center (gerc) per news reports. The gerc contacted the fdny who confirmed a 4 alarm fire in-progress at 685 e 226 st. Gas distribution services (gds), the electric emergency department, gas construction, gas emergency response group (erg) and supervision were dispatched. Upon initial investigation at 07:23 gds reported a possible gas fed fire in a laundromat at 3985 white plains rd. Additional construction crews, the law department., and a photographer were dispatched. The fire extended to all the buildings on the west side of white plains road between e 225 st & e 226 st. And at 07:46 the fire department of new york (fdny) declared a 5 alarm condition. At 07:51 gds closed a 6" low pressure polyethylene (lppe) valve 8987 to isolate the southern gas supply from e 225 st. At 09:49 it was reported per fdny chief esposito the fire appeared to be gas fed in buildings # 3983 and #3985 white plains rd. Gas construction excavated in front of 4013 white plains road and 674 e 226 st and installed stoppers in the 6" lp gas mains to isolate the northern gas supply. This isolation interrupted 15 services ; 31 customers at 09:55. Multiple media outlets responded to location. The fdny fire marshal investigated and reported the fire began in a detached garage to building 685 e 225 st. And spread to the adjacent row of stores; the primary cause of the fire was not attributed to natural gas. The reported gas ignition was secondary ignition only, after the gas meters were destroyed by the fire. There were no reports of injuries and the reported property damage was well in excess of $50,000. The US DOT, nys psc and nyc dep were notified and the psc responded to location. This was an upgraded level incident.

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