Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2017-08-18 — NV
Operator
Nv Energy
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,957
Incident datetime
2017-08-18 18:46
Report number
Location
NV, WASHOE
Narrative
On august 18, 2017 at 18:43, a vehicle left the road and hit a residential home and gas meter immediately causing an ignition and structure fire. Reno fire department dispatch contacted nv energy (nve) gas dispatch at 18:46 to report that a vehicle hit a gas line and a structure caught on fire. Nve gas dispatch contacts nve gas serviceman and duty supervisor to respond. Nve duty supervisor is first nve responder on scene. Reno fire department secured the gas flow by closing the riser meter valve. Reno fire department extinguished the structure and vehicle fire. The home, vehicle, and gas meter were severely damaged by fire. News reports and fire department report indicate that two vehicles were racing, hit each other, and one of the vehicles lost control. There were two individuals in the home when the incident occurred and they exited safely. There were two individuals in the vehicle that hit the house and they exited the vehicle after the impact with the home. The fire department report states that two individuals were transported to the hospital and ambulance service information reported them in stable condition. Their condition is unknown at this point due to confidentiality. No police report was available at the time of this investigation. On august 18, 2017 at 20:05 the nve duty supervisor on scene determined that property damage and repair costs exceeded $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) at 20:24 and was given nrc incident report # 1187759. Nve provided an update to the nrc on august 20, 2017 at 15:58 and was given nrc incident report #1187900. __ supplemental report submitted to document date service restored. The home at 2945 santa ana in reno, nv has been repaired. A new gas service line with an excess flow valve was installed on march 7, 2018. Service was restored to this customer on march 8, 2017.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2017-08-18 18:46:00
Year
2017
Report Received Date
2017-09-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2017.0
Report Number
20170084.0
Supplemental Number
30032.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18308
Name
Nv Energy
Operator Street Address
Po Box 10100
Operator City Name
Reno Washoe
Operator State Abbreviation
NV
Operator Postal Code
89520
Local Datetime
2017-08-18 18:43:00
Location Street Address
2945 Santa Ana Dr.
Location City Name
Reno
Location County Name
Washoe
Location State Abbreviation
NV
Location Postal Code
89502
Location Latitude
39.489406
Location Longitude
-119.753343
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-08-18 20:24:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1187759
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
35.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
2.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-08-18 18:46:00
On Site Datetime
2017-08-18 19:06:00
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
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1976.0
Material Involved
Steel
Steel Seam Type
Other
Steel Seam Type Details
Erw
Wt Steel
0.133
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Residential Meter And Riser Hit By Vehicle.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
57000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1957.0
Est Cost Emergency
2439.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
133.0
Prpty
61529.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
87.0
Normal Psig
87.0
Mop Psig
90.0
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
S**** B*******
Preparer Title
Sr Gas Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
S********@n*******.com
Preparer Telephone
775-834-7278
Authorizer Name
J** W******
Authorizer Title
Gas Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
775-834-7850
Authorizer Email
J*******@n*******.com
Narrative
On august 18, 2017 at 18:43, a vehicle left the road and hit a residential home and gas meter immediately causing an ignition and structure fire. Reno fire department dispatch contacted nv energy (nve) gas dispatch at 18:46 to report that a vehicle hit a gas line and a structure caught on fire. Nve gas dispatch contacts nve gas serviceman and duty supervisor to respond. Nve duty supervisor is first nve responder on scene. Reno fire department secured the gas flow by closing the riser meter valve. Reno fire department extinguished the structure and vehicle fire. The home, vehicle, and gas meter were severely damaged by fire. News reports and fire department report indicate that two vehicles were racing, hit each other, and one of the vehicles lost control. There were two individuals in the home when the incident occurred and they exited safely. There were two individuals in the vehicle that hit the house and they exited the vehicle after the impact with the home. The fire department report states that two individuals were transported to the hospital and ambulance service information reported them in stable condition. Their condition is unknown at this point due to confidentiality. No police report was available at the time of this investigation. On august 18, 2017 at 20:05 the nve duty supervisor on scene determined that property damage and repair costs exceeded $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) at 20:24 and was given nrc incident report # 1187759. Nve provided an update to the nrc on august 20, 2017 at 15:58 and was given nrc incident report #1187900. __ supplemental report submitted to document date service restored. The home at 2945 santa ana in reno, nv has been repaired. A new gas service line with an excess flow valve was installed on march 7, 2018. Service was restored to this customer on march 8, 2017.
| Occurred At | 2017-08-18 18:46:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Report Received Date | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2017.0 |
| Report Number | 20170084.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 30032.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18308 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Nv Energy |
| Operator Street Address | Po Box 10100 |
| Operator City Name | Reno Washoe |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NV |
| Operator Postal Code | 89520 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-08-18 18:43:00 |
| Location Street Address | 2945 Santa Ana Dr. |
| Location City Name | Reno |
| Location County Name | Washoe |
| Location State Abbreviation | NV |
| Location Postal Code | 89502 |
| Location Latitude | 39.489406 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -119.753343 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-08-18 20:24:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1187759 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 35.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 2.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-08-18 18:46:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-08-18 19:06:00 |
| 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 | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 1976.0 |
| Material Involved | Steel |
| Steel Seam Type | Other |
| Steel Seam Type Details | Erw |
| Wt Steel | 0.133 |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Residential Meter And Riser Hit By Vehicle. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 57000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1957.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2439.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 133.0 |
| Prpty | 61529.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 87.0 |
| Normal Psig | 87.0 |
| Mop Psig | 90.0 |
| 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 | S**** B******* |
| Preparer Title | Sr Gas Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S********@n*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 775-834-7278 |
| Authorizer Name | J** W****** |
| Authorizer Title | Gas Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 775-834-7850 |
| Authorizer Email | J*******@n*******.com |
| Narrative | On august 18, 2017 at 18:43, a vehicle left the road and hit a residential home and gas meter immediately causing an ignition and structure fire. Reno fire department dispatch contacted nv energy (nve) gas dispatch at 18:46 to report that a vehicle hit a gas line and a structure caught on fire. Nve gas dispatch contacts nve gas serviceman and duty supervisor to respond. Nve duty supervisor is first nve responder on scene. Reno fire department secured the gas flow by closing the riser meter valve. Reno fire department extinguished the structure and vehicle fire. The home, vehicle, and gas meter were severely damaged by fire. News reports and fire department report indicate that two vehicles were racing, hit each other, and one of the vehicles lost control. There were two individuals in the home when the incident occurred and they exited safely. There were two individuals in the vehicle that hit the house and they exited the vehicle after the impact with the home. The fire department report states that two individuals were transported to the hospital and ambulance service information reported them in stable condition. Their condition is unknown at this point due to confidentiality. No police report was available at the time of this investigation. On august 18, 2017 at 20:05 the nve duty supervisor on scene determined that property damage and repair costs exceeded $50,000 for this event. Nve notified the national response center (nrc) at 20:24 and was given nrc incident report # 1187759. Nve provided an update to the nrc on august 20, 2017 at 15:58 and was given nrc incident report #1187900. __ supplemental report submitted to document date service restored. The home at 2945 santa ana in reno, nv has been repaired. A new gas service line with an excess flow valve was installed on march 7, 2018. Service was restored to this customer on march 8, 2017. |
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