Incident details
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GD incident on 2015-07-07 — PA
Operator
Peoples Natural Gas Company Llc
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2015-07-07 10:59
Report number
Location
PA, ALLEGHANY
Narrative
There was an explosion at 1215-17 rebecca avenue at approx. 11:00 am on july 7th, 2015. Two individuals were present at the time but they did not seek medical attention. The house was destroyed and will be torn down. The allegheny county fire marshall investigated and has concluded that it was a natural gas explosion. It was determined that the gas escaped from a leak on internal piping near an old furnace. Hourly remote meter reads show usual loads from june 22 until earlier in the morning on july 7. A catastrophic leak occurred on the interior piping approximately 9 am and the gas flowed unrestricted until the time of the explosion. All gas odor tests showed excellent results. No odor or leak calls were received by peoples prior to the incident.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2015-07-07 10:59:00
Year
2015
Report Received Date
2015-08-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2015.0
Report Number
20150080.0
Supplemental Number
16131.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15350
Name
Peoples Natural Gas Company Llc
Operator Street Address
375 North Shore Drive Suite 600
Operator City Name
Pittsburgh
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
15212
Local Datetime
2015-07-07 11:00:00
Location Street Address
1215 And 1217 Rebecca Ave
Location City Name
North Braddock
Location County Name
Alleghany
Location State Abbreviation
PA
Location Postal Code
15104
Location Latitude
40.399639
Location Longitude
-79.858406
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-07-07 13:04:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1122076
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-07-07 10:59:00
On Site Datetime
2015-07-07 11:00:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Leak On House Line Piping Owned By The Customer/home Owner
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Leak On Interior House Line
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
47400.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
7100.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
8.0
Prpty
54508.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
0.4
Normal Psig
0.4
Mop Psig
0.5
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
911 Call Placed After The Explosion
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 Incident Cause
Cause Details
Miscellaneous
Other Type
Miscellaneous
Misc Details
Leak Occurred On House Line Piping Owned By The Customer/home Owner.
Preparer Name
W**** D****
Preparer Title
Manager Process Work Management
Preparer Email
W**********@p**********.com
Preparer Telephone
412 258-4604
Preparer Fax
412 258-4641
Authorizer Name
P*** B*****
Authorizer Title
Vice President Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Telephone
412 473-4161
Authorizer Email
P**********@p**********.com
Narrative
There was an explosion at 1215-17 rebecca avenue at approx. 11:00 am on july 7th, 2015. Two individuals were present at the time but they did not seek medical attention. The house was destroyed and will be torn down. The allegheny county fire marshall investigated and has concluded that it was a natural gas explosion. It was determined that the gas escaped from a leak on internal piping near an old furnace. Hourly remote meter reads show usual loads from june 22 until earlier in the morning on july 7. A catastrophic leak occurred on the interior piping approximately 9 am and the gas flowed unrestricted until the time of the explosion. All gas odor tests showed excellent results. No odor or leak calls were received by peoples prior to the incident.
| Occurred At | 2015-07-07 10:59:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Report Received Date | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2015.0 |
| Report Number | 20150080.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16131.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15350 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Peoples Natural Gas Company Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 375 North Shore Drive Suite 600 |
| Operator City Name | Pittsburgh |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 15212 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-07-07 11:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1215 And 1217 Rebecca Ave |
| Location City Name | North Braddock |
| Location County Name | Alleghany |
| Location State Abbreviation | PA |
| Location Postal Code | 15104 |
| Location Latitude | 40.399639 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -79.858406 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-07-07 13:04:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1122076 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-07-07 10:59:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-07-07 11:00:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Leak On House Line Piping Owned By The Customer/home Owner |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Leak On Interior House Line |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 47400.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7100.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 8.0 |
| Prpty | 54508.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.4 |
| Normal Psig | 0.4 |
| Mop Psig | 0.5 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | 911 Call Placed After The Explosion |
| 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 Incident Cause |
| Cause Details | Miscellaneous |
| Other Type | Miscellaneous |
| Misc Details | Leak Occurred On House Line Piping Owned By The Customer/home Owner. |
| Preparer Name | W**** D**** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Process Work Management |
| Preparer Email | W**********@p**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 412 258-4604 |
| Preparer Fax | 412 258-4641 |
| Authorizer Name | P*** B***** |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President Operations And Engineering |
| Authorizer Telephone | 412 473-4161 |
| Authorizer Email | P**********@p**********.com |
| Narrative | There was an explosion at 1215-17 rebecca avenue at approx. 11:00 am on july 7th, 2015. Two individuals were present at the time but they did not seek medical attention. The house was destroyed and will be torn down. The allegheny county fire marshall investigated and has concluded that it was a natural gas explosion. It was determined that the gas escaped from a leak on internal piping near an old furnace. Hourly remote meter reads show usual loads from june 22 until earlier in the morning on july 7. A catastrophic leak occurred on the interior piping approximately 9 am and the gas flowed unrestricted until the time of the explosion. All gas odor tests showed excellent results. No odor or leak calls were received by peoples prior to the incident. |
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