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GD incident on 2020-08-12 — NY
Operator
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2020-08-12 12:47
Report number
Location
NY, BRONX
Narrative
At 12:47 on august 12, 2020, new york city emergency management (nycem) called con edison's gas emergency response center (gerc) and reported a fire inside a warehouse located at 551 east 179th street in the bronx. The gerc immediately dispatched con edison gas distribution services (gds) and gas emergency response group (erg) personnel to the location. The gerc also notified con edison's electric operations department. The building is supplied by a 2-inch low-pressure polyethylene gas service (installed in 1998) and an underground electric service. Con edison gds arrived at 13:00, began to investigate and reported that no gas odors or readings were detected. At 15:30, the fire department of the city of new york (fdny) borough commander chief boyle reported that a secondary natural gas ignition had occurred and was ongoing at the indoor meter set. Additional con edison gds and emergency response force (erf)/construction personnel were dispatched to the location by the gerc. At 15:37, gds closed the curb valve on the gas service supplying the warehouse, thereby extinguishing the secondary ignition at the gas meter set. At 17:03, gds reported that the fdny extinguished the structural fire. Fdny borough commander chief boyle reported that the primary cause of the fire was unknown. A special gas leak survey was performed by con edison and no gas odors or readings were detected. Pressure and odorant readings were checked at 4290 3rd ave and were within the acceptable ranges (8.0 inches w.C. And 0.28 % gas-in-air, respectively). A con edison erf/construction crew cut and capped the gas service at the main. There were no reported injuries. Multiple media outlets were on location. The damage was reported to be more than $50,000. Nysdps, usdot, and nycdep were notified.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2020-08-12 12:47:00
Year
2020
Report Received Date
2020-09-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2020.0
Report Number
20200085.0
Supplemental Number
34933.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2704
Name
Consolidated Edison Co Of New York
Operator Street Address
4 Irving Place
Operator City Name
New York
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
10003
Local Datetime
2020-08-12 15:30:00
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
551 E 179 Street
Location City Name
Bronx
Location County Name
Bronx
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
10457
Location Latitude
40.8488668
Location Longitude
-73.8936956
Flow Cont Service Valve Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-08-12 16:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
128439
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
10.0
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2020-08-12 15:30:00
How Extinguished
Operator/contractor
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
10
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-08-12 12:47:00
On Site Datetime
2020-08-12 13:00:00
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
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Inside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
1998.0
Customer Type
Non-Residential With Meter Capacity Less Than 1,000 Scfh
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
Yes
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Polyethylene (Pe)
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Material Pe Pipe Code
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Secondary Ignition Gas Meter
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
50000.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0.0
Est Cost Emergency
800.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
1.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
10.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
50810.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
0.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0.0
Num Business Building Affctd
1.0
Accident Psig
0.25
Normal Psig
0.25
Mop Psig
0.5
Mop Cfr Section
192.623
Maop Established Date
1998-01-01 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Odorized By Others
Gas Odorized Level
0.3
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Secondary ignition at gas meter set during ongoing building fire
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
O**** L***
Preparer Title
Operations Manager
Preparer Email
L****@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
718-319-2310
Preparer Fax
718-904-4607
Local Contact Name
O**** L***
Local Contact Email
Operations Manager
Local Contact Telephone
718-319-2310
Authorizer Name
O**** L***
Authorizer Title
Operations Manager
Authorizer Telephone
718-319-2310
Authorizer Email
L****@c****.com
Narrative
At 12:47 on august 12, 2020, new york city emergency management (nycem) called con edison's gas emergency response center (gerc) and reported a fire inside a warehouse located at 551 east 179th street in the bronx. The gerc immediately dispatched con edison gas distribution services (gds) and gas emergency response group (erg) personnel to the location. The gerc also notified con edison's electric operations department. The building is supplied by a 2-inch low-pressure polyethylene gas service (installed in 1998) and an underground electric service. Con edison gds arrived at 13:00, began to investigate and reported that no gas odors or readings were detected. At 15:30, the fire department of the city of new york (fdny) borough commander chief boyle reported that a secondary natural gas ignition had occurred and was ongoing at the indoor meter set. Additional con edison gds and emergency response force (erf)/construction personnel were dispatched to the location by the gerc. At 15:37, gds closed the curb valve on the gas service supplying the warehouse, thereby extinguishing the secondary ignition at the gas meter set. At 17:03, gds reported that the fdny extinguished the structural fire. Fdny borough commander chief boyle reported that the primary cause of the fire was unknown. A special gas leak survey was performed by con edison and no gas odors or readings were detected. Pressure and odorant readings were checked at 4290 3rd ave and were within the acceptable ranges (8.0 inches w.C. And 0.28 % gas-in-air, respectively). A con edison erf/construction crew cut and capped the gas service at the main. There were no reported injuries. Multiple media outlets were on location. The damage was reported to be more than $50,000. Nysdps, usdot, and nycdep were notified.
| Occurred At | 2020-08-12 12:47:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Report Received Date | 2020-09-10 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2020.0 |
| Report Number | 20200085.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 34933.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2704 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Consolidated Edison Co Of New York |
| Operator Street Address | 4 Irving Place |
| Operator City Name | New York |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NY |
| Operator Postal Code | 10003 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-08-12 15:30:00 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 551 E 179 Street |
| Location City Name | Bronx |
| Location County Name | Bronx |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 10457 |
| Location Latitude | 40.8488668 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -73.8936956 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Service Valve Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-08-12 16:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 128439 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2020-08-12 15:30:00 |
| How Extinguished | Operator/contractor |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 10 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-08-12 12:47:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-08-12 13:00:00 |
| 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 | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Inside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 1998.0 |
| Customer Type | Non-Residential With Meter Capacity Less Than 1,000 Scfh |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | Yes |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Polyethylene (Pe) |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Material Pe Pipe Code | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Secondary Ignition Gas Meter |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 50000.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 800.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 1.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 50810.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 0.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 0.25 |
| Normal Psig | 0.25 |
| Mop Psig | 0.5 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.623 View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1998-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Odorized By Others |
| Gas Odorized Level | 0.3 |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Secondary ignition at gas meter set during ongoing building fire |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | O**** L*** |
| Preparer Title | Operations Manager |
| Preparer Email | L****@c****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 718-319-2310 |
| Preparer Fax | 718-904-4607 |
| Local Contact Name | O**** L*** |
| Local Contact Email | Operations Manager |
| Local Contact Telephone | 718-319-2310 |
| Authorizer Name | O**** L*** |
| Authorizer Title | Operations Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 718-319-2310 |
| Authorizer Email | L****@c****.com |
| Narrative | At 12:47 on august 12, 2020, new york city emergency management (nycem) called con edison's gas emergency response center (gerc) and reported a fire inside a warehouse located at 551 east 179th street in the bronx. The gerc immediately dispatched con edison gas distribution services (gds) and gas emergency response group (erg) personnel to the location. The gerc also notified con edison's electric operations department. The building is supplied by a 2-inch low-pressure polyethylene gas service (installed in 1998) and an underground electric service. Con edison gds arrived at 13:00, began to investigate and reported that no gas odors or readings were detected. At 15:30, the fire department of the city of new york (fdny) borough commander chief boyle reported that a secondary natural gas ignition had occurred and was ongoing at the indoor meter set. Additional con edison gds and emergency response force (erf)/construction personnel were dispatched to the location by the gerc. At 15:37, gds closed the curb valve on the gas service supplying the warehouse, thereby extinguishing the secondary ignition at the gas meter set. At 17:03, gds reported that the fdny extinguished the structural fire. Fdny borough commander chief boyle reported that the primary cause of the fire was unknown. A special gas leak survey was performed by con edison and no gas odors or readings were detected. Pressure and odorant readings were checked at 4290 3rd ave and were within the acceptable ranges (8.0 inches w.C. And 0.28 % gas-in-air, respectively). A con edison erf/construction crew cut and capped the gas service at the main. There were no reported injuries. Multiple media outlets were on location. The damage was reported to be more than $50,000. Nysdps, usdot, and nycdep were notified. |
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