Incident details
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GD incident on 2019-10-15 — NC
Operator
Public Service Co Of North Carolina
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$13
Incident datetime
2019-10-15 04:20
Report number
Location
NC, DURHAM
Narrative
This is a supplemental/final report for incident report number 20190130-32930 dominion energy responded to a call from durham county 911 at 4:20 am on 10/15/19 reporting a fire at 1003 fayetteville st. In durham nc. Our service tech arrived on scene to find the building on fire. We were informed by the fd that there had been a fire at the service riser. The fd had turned off the service cutoff to put the fire out at the riser. The building was fully involved and was quickly put out. The gas meter and regulator were destroyed in the fire. Steve wood, with the ncuc was notified by email at 6:23 am on 10/15/19 and a voicemail message at 6:33 am. The initial nrc report with usdot by phone at 7:32 am. The service line was repaired and retired at 10:53 am. The apparent cause was an interior fire set by igniting tires around meter set. According to the durham fire department fire marshal, the available evidence indicates that this fire was intentional arson. However, an official cause could not be determined and could not be officially documented by the fire department. Nrc report #1261133 and ldf #276085 original PHMSA incident report number: 20190130-32930
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2019-10-15 04:20:00
Year
2019
Report Received Date
2019-11-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2019.0
Report Number
20190130.0
Supplemental Number
34429.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15938
Name
Public Service Co Of North Carolina
Operator Street Address
800 Gaston Road
Operator City Name
Gastonia
Operator State Abbreviation
NC
Operator Postal Code
28056
Local Datetime
2019-10-15 04:20:00
Location Street Address
1003 Fayetteville Street
Location City Name
Durham
Location County Name
Durham
Location State Abbreviation
NC
Location Postal Code
27701
Location Latitude
35.98396
Location Longitude
-78.89859
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-10-15 07:37:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1261133
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
6.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-10-15 04:20:00
On Site Datetime
2019-10-15 05:00:00
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
2017.0
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminum
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Damaged By Fire
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
320500.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
13.0
Est Cost Emergency
1514.0
Est Cost Other
189.0
Est Cost Other Details
Administration Costs
Est Cost Unintentional Release
25.0
Prpty
322241.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Accident Psig
60.0
Normal Psig
60.0
Mop Psig
66.0
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
Intentional Damage
Outside Force Type
Intentional Damage
Intentional Subtype
Other
Intentional Details
Probable Arson
Preparer Name
J***** F***
Preparer Title
Engineer Iv - Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email
J**********@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
803-260-3602
Authorizer Name
S**** S*******
Authorizer Title
General Manager-Operations And Maintenance
Authorizer Telephone
704-810-3230
Authorizer Email
S*************@d*************.com
Narrative
This is a supplemental/final report for incident report number 20190130-32930 dominion energy responded to a call from durham county 911 at 4:20 am on 10/15/19 reporting a fire at 1003 fayetteville st. In durham nc. Our service tech arrived on scene to find the building on fire. We were informed by the fd that there had been a fire at the service riser. The fd had turned off the service cutoff to put the fire out at the riser. The building was fully involved and was quickly put out. The gas meter and regulator were destroyed in the fire. Steve wood, with the ncuc was notified by email at 6:23 am on 10/15/19 and a voicemail message at 6:33 am. The initial nrc report with usdot by phone at 7:32 am. The service line was repaired and retired at 10:53 am. The apparent cause was an interior fire set by igniting tires around meter set. According to the durham fire department fire marshal, the available evidence indicates that this fire was intentional arson. However, an official cause could not be determined and could not be officially documented by the fire department. Nrc report #1261133 and ldf #276085 original PHMSA incident report number: 20190130-32930
| Occurred At | 2019-10-15 04:20:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Report Received Date | 2019-11-13 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2019.0 |
| Report Number | 20190130.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 34429.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15938 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Public Service Co Of North Carolina |
| Operator Street Address | 800 Gaston Road |
| Operator City Name | Gastonia |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NC |
| Operator Postal Code | 28056 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-10-15 04:20:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1003 Fayetteville Street |
| Location City Name | Durham |
| Location County Name | Durham |
| Location State Abbreviation | NC |
| Location Postal Code | 27701 |
| Location Latitude | 35.98396 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -78.89859 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-10-15 07:37:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1261133 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 6.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-10-15 04:20:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-10-15 05:00:00 |
| 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 | 2017.0 |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Aluminum |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Damaged By Fire |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 320500.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 13.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1514.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 189.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Administration Costs |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 25.0 |
| Prpty | 322241.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 60.0 |
| Normal Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Psig | 66.0 |
| 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 | Intentional Damage |
| Outside Force Type | Intentional Damage |
| Intentional Subtype | Other |
| Intentional Details | Probable Arson |
| Preparer Name | J***** F*** |
| Preparer Title | Engineer Iv - Pipeline Compliance |
| Preparer Email | J**********@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 803-260-3602 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** S******* |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager-Operations And Maintenance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 704-810-3230 |
| Authorizer Email | S*************@d*************.com |
| Narrative | This is a supplemental/final report for incident report number 20190130-32930 dominion energy responded to a call from durham county 911 at 4:20 am on 10/15/19 reporting a fire at 1003 fayetteville st. In durham nc. Our service tech arrived on scene to find the building on fire. We were informed by the fd that there had been a fire at the service riser. The fd had turned off the service cutoff to put the fire out at the riser. The building was fully involved and was quickly put out. The gas meter and regulator were destroyed in the fire. Steve wood, with the ncuc was notified by email at 6:23 am on 10/15/19 and a voicemail message at 6:33 am. The initial nrc report with usdot by phone at 7:32 am. The service line was repaired and retired at 10:53 am. The apparent cause was an interior fire set by igniting tires around meter set. According to the durham fire department fire marshal, the available evidence indicates that this fire was intentional arson. However, an official cause could not be determined and could not be officially documented by the fire department. Nrc report #1261133 and ldf #276085 original PHMSA incident report number: 20190130-32930 |
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