Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2015-04-10 — AL
Operator
Florence Gas Dept, City Of
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
—
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$200
Incident datetime
2015-04-10 03:20
Report number
Location
AL, ALABAMA
Narrative
It appears that lightning struck the back yard chain fence at 443 calhoun dr. Around 3:03 am on april 10, 2015 and arched over to the gas meter and riser. Incident was reported (#1113159) to national response center (nrc) by k. Davis at 5:01 am. During the incident two gas valves were turned off affecting 21 (17 active, 2 inactive, and 2 riser only) residential customers. Three residents were evacuated and one florence fireman was injured with a sprained back, treated and released from the hospital. A 3/4" welded service line was killed 11' south of south back of the curb of calhoun drive on april the 10th. After the home was destroyed, fire investigation confirmed that severe thunderstorms had been in the area that morning.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2015-04-10 03:20:00
Year
2015
Report Received Date
2015-04-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2015.0
Report Number
20150042.0
Supplemental Number
16192.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
5300
Name
Florence Gas Dept, City Of
Operator Street Address
110 W. College St. / P.o. Box 937
Operator City Name
Florence
Operator State Abbreviation
AL
Operator Postal Code
35631
Local Datetime
2015-04-10 03:03:00
Location Street Address
443 Calhoun Dirve
Location City Name
Florence
Location County Name
Alabama
Location State Abbreviation
AL
Location Postal Code
35630
Location Latitude
34.829886
Location Longitude
-87.689174
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-04-10 05:01:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1113159
Unintentional Release
1.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
3.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-04-10 03:20:00
On Site Datetime
2015-04-10 03:35:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Transition Area
Incident Area Subtype
Soil/air Interface
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Municipally Owned
System Part Involved
Service Riser
Installation Year
1959.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
100000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
200.0
Est Cost Emergency
500.0
Est Cost Other
200.0
Est Cost Other Details
Additional Leak Survey
Est Cost Unintentional Release
5.0
Prpty
100905.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
17.0
Accident Psig
21.0
Normal Psig
21.0
Mop Psig
26.0
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
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Lightning
Natural Force Type
Lightning
Lightning Subtype
Direct Hit
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
Yes
Nf Other Ind
Yes
Nf Extreme Weather Details
Severe Thunderstorm
Preparer Name
M****** D****
Preparer Title
Manager
Preparer Email
M*****@f*********.org
Preparer Telephone
2567185100
Preparer Fax
2567671818
Authorizer Name
M****** D****
Authorizer Title
Manager
Authorizer Telephone
2567185100
Authorizer Email
M*****@f*********.org
Narrative
It appears that lightning struck the back yard chain fence at 443 calhoun dr. Around 3:03 am on april 10, 2015 and arched over to the gas meter and riser. Incident was reported (#1113159) to national response center (nrc) by k. Davis at 5:01 am. During the incident two gas valves were turned off affecting 21 (17 active, 2 inactive, and 2 riser only) residential customers. Three residents were evacuated and one florence fireman was injured with a sprained back, treated and released from the hospital. A 3/4" welded service line was killed 11' south of south back of the curb of calhoun drive on april the 10th. After the home was destroyed, fire investigation confirmed that severe thunderstorms had been in the area that morning.
| Occurred At | 2015-04-10 03:20:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Report Received Date | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2015.0 |
| Report Number | 20150042.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16192.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 5300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Florence Gas Dept, City Of |
| Operator Street Address | 110 W. College St. / P.o. Box 937 |
| Operator City Name | Florence |
| Operator State Abbreviation | AL |
| Operator Postal Code | 35631 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-04-10 03:03:00 |
| Location Street Address | 443 Calhoun Dirve |
| Location City Name | Florence |
| Location County Name | Alabama |
| Location State Abbreviation | AL |
| Location Postal Code | 35630 |
| Location Latitude | 34.829886 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -87.689174 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-04-10 05:01:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1113159 NRC Report How to search |
| Unintentional Release | 1.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 3.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-04-10 03:20:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-04-10 03:35:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Transition Area |
| Incident Area Subtype | Soil/air Interface |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Municipally Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1959.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 100000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 200.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 200.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Additional Leak Survey |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 5.0 |
| Prpty | 100905.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 17.0 |
| Accident Psig | 21.0 |
| Normal Psig | 21.0 |
| Mop Psig | 26.0 |
| 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 | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Lightning |
| Natural Force Type | Lightning |
| Lightning Subtype | Direct Hit |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | Yes |
| Nf Other Ind | Yes |
| Nf Extreme Weather Details | Severe Thunderstorm |
| Preparer Name | M****** D**** |
| Preparer Title | Manager |
| Preparer Email | M*****@f*********.org |
| Preparer Telephone | 2567185100 |
| Preparer Fax | 2567671818 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** D**** |
| Authorizer Title | Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2567185100 |
| Authorizer Email | M*****@f*********.org |
| Narrative | It appears that lightning struck the back yard chain fence at 443 calhoun dr. Around 3:03 am on april 10, 2015 and arched over to the gas meter and riser. Incident was reported (#1113159) to national response center (nrc) by k. Davis at 5:01 am. During the incident two gas valves were turned off affecting 21 (17 active, 2 inactive, and 2 riser only) residential customers. Three residents were evacuated and one florence fireman was injured with a sprained back, treated and released from the hospital. A 3/4" welded service line was killed 11' south of south back of the curb of calhoun drive on april the 10th. After the home was destroyed, fire investigation confirmed that severe thunderstorms had been in the area that morning. |
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