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GD incident on 2017-09-12 — FL
Operator
Florida Public Utilities Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2017-09-12 16:33
Report number
Location
FL, PALM BEACH
Narrative
Originally reported to the operator as 560 ne 35th st, boca raton and subsequently reported to the nrc. Actual incident address is 560 ne 36th st., boca raton, fl. An energized primary power line fell from a pole in a rear utility easement striking a metal storage shed and a metal guy wire for the pole that was anchored in the ground. The current from the downed power line arced a hole in a 1.25" pe gas main that was in the ground near the guy wire anchor causing a hole and ignited the escaping natural gas. The resulting fire from the storage shed and the gas main scorched the roof and wall of a nearby house that was 5' away from the shed. Operator crews dug up and squeezed off the pe gas main stopping the flow of gas and extinguishing the flames. Hurricane irma had passed near the area two days earlier on september 10th, resulting in many power lines being damaged. Damage estimates are preliminary and may be higher than actual costs to repair at this time. A supplemental and final report will be filed when more details are known. Supplemental - due to error entering incident address on original report. 11/15/17 - supplemental and final report - part a (13b) pipeline restarted at 15:00 on 9/15/17. Part c (5) changed to leak and pinhole. Part d (2) estimated cost revised due to majority of damage already caused by previous electrical incident 2 days prior. Part g(4) changed to other. New reports from boca raton fire department show that two (2) incidents occurred at this residence. Incident #1 was electrical in nature when the electrical service dropped onto the roof of the structure igniting a canvas awning and arcing in the roof and eaves of the structure and caused extensive damage to the structure on 9/10/17 at 09:00 hours. Fire department damage estimates of $40,000 for the structure and $5000 for the contents. Natural gas was not involved in this incident or the extensive damage to the structure. Incident #2, in which the natural gas pipeline was involved, occurred on 9/12/17 around 15:11 hours. This incident resulted from a downed primary power line that dropped from a power pole onto a metal guy wire anchored in the ground in close proximity to the natural gas main in a utility easement and onto a metal shed near the gas main. The metal shed contained flammable liquids and material and ignited along with escaping natural gas from the line damaged by the downed electrical primary line. Fire department reports put damage to the shed at $1000 and contents at $5000. There was additional scorching damage to the corner of the house near the shed. We revise our estimate of property damage to $10,000.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-09-12 16:33:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-09-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170078.0
Supplemental Number
16695.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
5330
Name
Florida Public Utilities Co
Operator Street Address
208 Wildlight Ave
Operator City Name
Yulee
Operator State Abbreviation
FL
Operator Postal Code
32097
Local Datetime
2017-09-12 16:33:00
Location Street Address
560 Ne 36th St.
Location City Name
Boca Raton
Location County Name
Palm Beach
Location State Abbreviation
FL
Location Postal Code
33431
Location Latitude
26.382656
Location Longitude
-80.077226
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-09-12 19:06:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1190081
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
0.3
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-09-12 16:33:00
On Site Datetime
2017-09-12 17:09:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
30.0
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1991.0
Pipe Diameter
1.25
Pipe Specification
D2513
Pipe Manufacturer
Chevron Phillips
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Plastic Sdr
11
Material Pe Pipe Code
2406
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
10000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000.0
Est Cost Emergency
1000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
12.0
Prpty
21012.0
Commercial Affected
2.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Outside Force Type
Other Outside Force Damage
Osf Other Details
Downed Primary Electrical Line Arced A Hole In The Gas Pipe.
Preparer Name
M****** M******
Preparer Title
Compliance And Measurment Manager
Preparer Email
M*******@f***.com
Preparer Telephone
8638457005
Preparer Fax
8632940629
Authorizer Name
M****** M******
Authorizer Title
Compliance And Measurement Manager
Authorizer Telephone
8638457005
Authorizer Email
M*******@f***.com
Narrative
Originally reported to the operator as 560 ne 35th st, boca raton and subsequently reported to the nrc. Actual incident address is 560 ne 36th st., boca raton, fl. An energized primary power line fell from a pole in a rear utility easement striking a metal storage shed and a metal guy wire for the pole that was anchored in the ground. The current from the downed power line arced a hole in a 1.25" pe gas main that was in the ground near the guy wire anchor causing a hole and ignited the escaping natural gas. The resulting fire from the storage shed and the gas main scorched the roof and wall of a nearby house that was 5' away from the shed. Operator crews dug up and squeezed off the pe gas main stopping the flow of gas and extinguishing the flames. Hurricane irma had passed near the area two days earlier on september 10th, resulting in many power lines being damaged. Damage estimates are preliminary and may be higher than actual costs to repair at this time. A supplemental and final report will be filed when more details are known. Supplemental - due to error entering incident address on original report. 11/15/17 - supplemental and final report - part a (13b) pipeline restarted at 15:00 on 9/15/17. Part c (5) changed to leak and pinhole. Part d (2) estimated cost revised due to majority of damage already caused by previous electrical incident 2 days prior. Part g(4) changed to other. New reports from boca raton fire department show that two (2) incidents occurred at this residence. Incident #1 was electrical in nature when the electrical service dropped onto the roof of the structure igniting a canvas awning and arcing in the roof and eaves of the structure and caused extensive damage to the structure on 9/10/17 at 09:00 hours. Fire department damage estimates of $40,000 for the structure and $5000 for the contents. Natural gas was not involved in this incident or the extensive damage to the structure. Incident #2, in which the natural gas pipeline was involved, occurred on 9/12/17 around 15:11 hours. This incident resulted from a downed primary power line that dropped from a power pole onto a metal guy wire anchored in the ground in close proximity to the natural gas main in a utility easement and onto a metal shed near the gas main. The metal shed contained flammable liquids and material and ignited along with escaping natural gas from the line damaged by the downed electrical primary line. Fire department reports put damage to the shed at $1000 and contents at $5000. There was additional scorching damage to the corner of the house near the shed. We revise our estimate of property damage to $10,000.
| Occurred At | 2017-09-12 16:33:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170078.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 16695.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 5330 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Florida Public Utilities Co |
| Operator Street Address | 208 Wildlight Ave |
| Operator City Name | Yulee |
| Operator State Abbreviation | FL |
| Operator Postal Code | 32097 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-09-12 16:33:00 |
| Location Street Address | 560 Ne 36th St. |
| Location City Name | Boca Raton |
| Location County Name | Palm Beach |
| Location State Abbreviation | FL |
| Location Postal Code | 33431 |
| Location Latitude | 26.382656 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -80.077226 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-09-12 19:06:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1190081 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 0.3 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-09-12 16:33:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-09-12 17:09:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Utility Right-Of-Way / Easement |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 30.0 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1991.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 1.25 |
| Pipe Specification | D2513 |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Chevron Phillips |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Plastic Sdr | 11 |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | 2406 |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 10000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 12.0 |
| Prpty | 21012.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 2.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Outside Force Type | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Osf Other Details | Downed Primary Electrical Line Arced A Hole In The Gas Pipe. |
| Preparer Name | M****** M****** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance And Measurment Manager |
| Preparer Email | M*******@f***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 8638457005 |
| Preparer Fax | 8632940629 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** M****** |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance And Measurement Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8638457005 |
| Authorizer Email | M*******@f***.com |
| Narrative | Originally reported to the operator as 560 ne 35th st, boca raton and subsequently reported to the nrc. Actual incident address is 560 ne 36th st., boca raton, fl. An energized primary power line fell from a pole in a rear utility easement striking a metal storage shed and a metal guy wire for the pole that was anchored in the ground. The current from the downed power line arced a hole in a 1.25" pe gas main that was in the ground near the guy wire anchor causing a hole and ignited the escaping natural gas. The resulting fire from the storage shed and the gas main scorched the roof and wall of a nearby house that was 5' away from the shed. Operator crews dug up and squeezed off the pe gas main stopping the flow of gas and extinguishing the flames. Hurricane irma had passed near the area two days earlier on september 10th, resulting in many power lines being damaged. Damage estimates are preliminary and may be higher than actual costs to repair at this time. A supplemental and final report will be filed when more details are known. Supplemental - due to error entering incident address on original report. 11/15/17 - supplemental and final report - part a (13b) pipeline restarted at 15:00 on 9/15/17. Part c (5) changed to leak and pinhole. Part d (2) estimated cost revised due to majority of damage already caused by previous electrical incident 2 days prior. Part g(4) changed to other. New reports from boca raton fire department show that two (2) incidents occurred at this residence. Incident #1 was electrical in nature when the electrical service dropped onto the roof of the structure igniting a canvas awning and arcing in the roof and eaves of the structure and caused extensive damage to the structure on 9/10/17 at 09:00 hours. Fire department damage estimates of $40,000 for the structure and $5000 for the contents. Natural gas was not involved in this incident or the extensive damage to the structure. Incident #2, in which the natural gas pipeline was involved, occurred on 9/12/17 around 15:11 hours. This incident resulted from a downed primary power line that dropped from a power pole onto a metal guy wire anchored in the ground in close proximity to the natural gas main in a utility easement and onto a metal shed near the gas main. The metal shed contained flammable liquids and material and ignited along with escaping natural gas from the line damaged by the downed electrical primary line. Fire department reports put damage to the shed at $1000 and contents at $5000. There was additional scorching damage to the corner of the house near the shed. We revise our estimate of property damage to $10,000. |
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