Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2019-04-17 — MN
Operator
Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,877
Incident datetime
2019-04-17 12:47
Report number
Location
MN, SCOTT
Narrative
Lightning struck the meter at 6015 white dr and started a fire. The fire department worked to suppress the fire until the gas could be shut off, gas was off at 14:30 on april 17th.The service line was temporarily capped in the blvd until it can be abandoned at the main. Centerpoint energy has not received an estimate on the damage. The service line has been abandoned at the main. No other details have changed. The national response center report number and number of people that were evacuated has been corrected. Update 1/2/2020: costs regarding the damage to the operator and public property have been updated. The costs associated with private property were from a nfirs-1 basic report prepared by the prior lake fire department. The service line was abandoned at the main on may 1, 2018 and a new service has not been installed.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-04-17 12:47:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-07-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190077.0
Supplemental Number
33141.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
12350
Name
Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas
Operator Street Address
1111 Louisiana St
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2019-04-17 12:47:00
Location Street Address
6015 White Drive
Location City Name
Prior Lake
Location County Name
Scott
Location State Abbreviation
MN
Location Postal Code
55372
Location Latitude
44.715935
Location Longitude
-93.398632
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-04-17 14:31:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1243017
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
16.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
1.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-04-17 12:47:00
On Site Datetime
2019-04-17 13:15:00
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
Material Involved
Copper
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Lightning Strike
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
130000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2877.0
Est Cost Emergency
2490.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
141.0
Prpty
135508.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
50.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
55.0
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
Secondary Impact Such As Resulting Nearby Fires
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
A**** A*********
Preparer Title
Operation Specialist Ii
Preparer Email
A***************@c****************.com
Preparer Telephone
612-321-5514
Authorizer Name
D*** H******
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
612-321-5366
Authorizer Email
D***********@c****************.com
Narrative
Lightning struck the meter at 6015 white dr and started a fire. The fire department worked to suppress the fire until the gas could be shut off, gas was off at 14:30 on april 17th.The service line was temporarily capped in the blvd until it can be abandoned at the main. Centerpoint energy has not received an estimate on the damage. The service line has been abandoned at the main. No other details have changed. The national response center report number and number of people that were evacuated has been corrected. Update 1/2/2020: costs regarding the damage to the operator and public property have been updated. The costs associated with private property were from a nfirs-1 basic report prepared by the prior lake fire department. The service line was abandoned at the main on may 1, 2018 and a new service has not been installed.
| Occurred At | 2019-04-17 12:47:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-07-19 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190077.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 33141.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 12350 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas |
| Operator Street Address | 1111 Louisiana St |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-04-17 12:47:00 |
| Location Street Address | 6015 White Drive |
| Location City Name | Prior Lake |
| Location County Name | Scott |
| Location State Abbreviation | MN |
| Location Postal Code | 55372 |
| Location Latitude | 44.715935 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.398632 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-04-17 14:31:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1243017 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 16.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 1.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-04-17 12:47:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-04-17 13:15:00 |
| 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 |
| Material Involved | Copper |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Lightning Strike |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 130000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2877.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2490.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 141.0 |
| Prpty | 135508.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 50.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 55.0 |
| 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 | Secondary Impact Such As Resulting Nearby Fires |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | A**** A********* |
| Preparer Title | Operation Specialist Ii |
| Preparer Email | A***************@c****************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 612-321-5514 |
| Authorizer Name | D*** H****** |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety And Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 612-321-5366 |
| Authorizer Email | D***********@c****************.com |
| Narrative | Lightning struck the meter at 6015 white dr and started a fire. The fire department worked to suppress the fire until the gas could be shut off, gas was off at 14:30 on april 17th.The service line was temporarily capped in the blvd until it can be abandoned at the main. Centerpoint energy has not received an estimate on the damage. The service line has been abandoned at the main. No other details have changed. The national response center report number and number of people that were evacuated has been corrected. Update 1/2/2020: costs regarding the damage to the operator and public property have been updated. The costs associated with private property were from a nfirs-1 basic report prepared by the prior lake fire department. The service line was abandoned at the main on may 1, 2018 and a new service has not been installed. |
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