Incident details
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GD incident on 2014-12-01 — DE
Operator
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2014-12-01 13:30
Report number
Location
DE, NEW CASTLE
Narrative
This is the final report and is unchanged from the initial report. Third party vehicle owner's vehicle was parked in front of third party vehicle owner's row home. Third party vehicle owner was operating the vehicle and stated in a news report that he thought he placed the gear selector in reverse, but the car moved forward jumping the landscaped area between his home and the parking area and proceeding to strike the gas meterset in front of his home causing the pipe nipple above the riser shut-off valve to bend back and partially break releasing gas and igniting. The car was abandoned in place, the fire spread to the entire car and to the front of vehicle owner's row home, partially damaging his row home and two adjacent row homes. Fire dispatch called delmarva power to report the fire involving the struck gas meter. A delmarva power crew responded within approximately 30 minutes and had gas to the main feeding the damaged service and 29 other services turned off within approximately 56 minutes. After the fire was extinguished, services to the three damaged homes were cut off at the gas main, retiring the services. Once the fire was fully extinguished and conditions warranted, the gas to the main was turned back on and services to the remaining 27 row homes were restored. According to new castle county police report no: 32-14-131736, the driver received a single violation of inattentive driving. The estimated cost of public and non-operator private property damage as noted in part d is based on information reported in the media reflecting police and fire officials' statements at the incident scene.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2014-12-01 13:30:00
Year
2014
Report Received Date
2014-12-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2014.0
Report Number
20140121.0
Supplemental Number
16313.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
3240
Name
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Operator Street Address
630 Martin Luther King Jr.
Operator City Name
Wilmington
Operator State Abbreviation
DE
Operator Postal Code
19801
Local Datetime
2014-12-01 13:30:00
Location Street Address
8 Lower Valley Ln.
Location City Name
Newark
Location County Name
New Castle
Location State Abbreviation
DE
Location Postal Code
19711
Location Latitude
39.701624
Location Longitude
-75.692135
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-12-01 15:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1102340
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
40.9
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
6.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-12-01 13:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-12-01 14:00:00
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
Other
Pipe Type Other
Natural Gas, Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1978.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Wt Steel
0.14
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
A Motor Vehicle Driven By A Thrid Party Resident Of The Neighborhood Hit The Meter Set Located Against His House, Bending Back And Partially Breaking 3/4" Steel Pipe Nipple At Outlet Of Shut-Off Valve At Top Of Riser.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
85000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
2000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
175.0
Prpty
88175.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
30.0
Accident Psig
28.0
Normal Psig
28.0
Mop Psig
60.0
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
D***** J* B*****
Preparer Title
Sr. Supervising Engineer
Preparer Email
D*********@d*******.com
Preparer Telephone
302-429-3543
Preparer Fax
302-429-3272
Authorizer Name
R***** G* K*****
Authorizer Title
Manager Gas Engineering
Authorizer Telephone
302-429-3848
Authorizer Email
R************@d*******.com
Narrative
This is the final report and is unchanged from the initial report. Third party vehicle owner's vehicle was parked in front of third party vehicle owner's row home. Third party vehicle owner was operating the vehicle and stated in a news report that he thought he placed the gear selector in reverse, but the car moved forward jumping the landscaped area between his home and the parking area and proceeding to strike the gas meterset in front of his home causing the pipe nipple above the riser shut-off valve to bend back and partially break releasing gas and igniting. The car was abandoned in place, the fire spread to the entire car and to the front of vehicle owner's row home, partially damaging his row home and two adjacent row homes. Fire dispatch called delmarva power to report the fire involving the struck gas meter. A delmarva power crew responded within approximately 30 minutes and had gas to the main feeding the damaged service and 29 other services turned off within approximately 56 minutes. After the fire was extinguished, services to the three damaged homes were cut off at the gas main, retiring the services. Once the fire was fully extinguished and conditions warranted, the gas to the main was turned back on and services to the remaining 27 row homes were restored. According to new castle county police report no: 32-14-131736, the driver received a single violation of inattentive driving. The estimated cost of public and non-operator private property damage as noted in part d is based on information reported in the media reflecting police and fire officials' statements at the incident scene.
| Occurred At | 2014-12-01 13:30:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Report Received Date | 2014-12-30 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2014.0 |
| Report Number | 20140121.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16313.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 3240 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Delmarva Power & Light Company |
| Operator Street Address | 630 Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Operator City Name | Wilmington |
| Operator State Abbreviation | DE |
| Operator Postal Code | 19801 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-12-01 13:30:00 |
| Location Street Address | 8 Lower Valley Ln. |
| Location City Name | Newark |
| Location County Name | New Castle |
| Location State Abbreviation | DE |
| Location Postal Code | 19711 |
| Location Latitude | 39.701624 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -75.692135 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-12-01 15:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1102340 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 40.9 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 6.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-12-01 13:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-12-01 14:00:00 |
| 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 | Other |
| Pipe Type Other | Natural Gas, Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 1978.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Wt Steel | 0.14 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | A Motor Vehicle Driven By A Thrid Party Resident Of The Neighborhood Hit The Meter Set Located Against His House, Bending Back And Partially Breaking 3/4" Steel Pipe Nipple At Outlet Of Shut-Off Valve At Top Of Riser. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 85000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 175.0 |
| Prpty | 88175.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 30.0 |
| Accident Psig | 28.0 |
| Normal Psig | 28.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| 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 | D***** J* B***** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Supervising Engineer |
| Preparer Email | D*********@d*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 302-429-3543 |
| Preparer Fax | 302-429-3272 |
| Authorizer Name | R***** G* K***** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Gas Engineering |
| Authorizer Telephone | 302-429-3848 |
| Authorizer Email | R************@d*******.com |
| Narrative | This is the final report and is unchanged from the initial report. Third party vehicle owner's vehicle was parked in front of third party vehicle owner's row home. Third party vehicle owner was operating the vehicle and stated in a news report that he thought he placed the gear selector in reverse, but the car moved forward jumping the landscaped area between his home and the parking area and proceeding to strike the gas meterset in front of his home causing the pipe nipple above the riser shut-off valve to bend back and partially break releasing gas and igniting. The car was abandoned in place, the fire spread to the entire car and to the front of vehicle owner's row home, partially damaging his row home and two adjacent row homes. Fire dispatch called delmarva power to report the fire involving the struck gas meter. A delmarva power crew responded within approximately 30 minutes and had gas to the main feeding the damaged service and 29 other services turned off within approximately 56 minutes. After the fire was extinguished, services to the three damaged homes were cut off at the gas main, retiring the services. Once the fire was fully extinguished and conditions warranted, the gas to the main was turned back on and services to the remaining 27 row homes were restored. According to new castle county police report no: 32-14-131736, the driver received a single violation of inattentive driving. The estimated cost of public and non-operator private property damage as noted in part d is based on information reported in the media reflecting police and fire officials' statements at the incident scene. |
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