Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2020-12-09 — NY
Operator
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$100
Incident datetime
2020-12-09 18:27
Report number
Location
NY, MONROE
Narrative
Rg&e was notified by 911 about an explosion and fire on noel dr. In gates, ny and dispatched personnel to respond in accordance with company procedures. In accordance with rg&e control room notification procedures, the nrc was notified on 12/9/2020 at 22:59 (report #1293962). A follow up call to the nrc for the required 24 hour update was assigned report #1294363. There are no reports of injuries related to the incident and the structure was extensively damaged. Local police and fire investigators deemed the incident was caused from a natural gas leak within the residence where the company was not at fault rg&e performed a leak survey in proximity to the incident in accordance with company o&m procedures and no underground leaks were identified. There are no reports of odor complaints or leaks discovered during routine surveys in the vicinity of the incident prior to december 9, 2020. At the recommendation of an engineer - investigator in the accident investigation division, the cause is being changed to: nearby industrial, man-made, or other fire/explosion as primary cause of incident. The actions that led to the incident were not done with criminal intent.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2020-12-09 18:27:00
Year
2020
Report Received Date
2021-01-08 00:00:00
Iyear
2020.0
Report Number
20210005.0
Supplemental Number
35951.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
17570
Name
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Operator Street Address
180 South Clinton Avenue
Operator City Name
Rochester
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
14607
Local Datetime
2020-12-09 18:27:00
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
51 Noel Dr
Location City Name
Gates
Location County Name
Monroe
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
14606
Location Latitude
43.16177787
Location Longitude
-77.70871212
Flow Cont Service Valve Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-12-09 22:59:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1293962
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1294363
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
1.0
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2020-12-09 18:27:00
How Extinguished
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
1
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
7.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-12-09 18:27:00
On Site Datetime
2020-12-09 18:38:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Inside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2005.0
Customer Type
Single Family Residential
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
Yes
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminium Gas Meter
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
There Is No Indication That Any Failure Of Company Equipment Contributed To The Cause Of The Event. The Incident Was The Result Of Actions Taken By The Customer/resident On Company Equipment.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
144800.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
100.0
Est Cost Emergency
5000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
10.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
10.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
149910.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
3.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
3.0
Num Business Building Affctd
0.0
Accident Psig
59.0
Normal Psig
59.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(4)
Maop Established Date
1996-12-31 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Injection Pump
Gas Odorized Level
3.6
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
There are no reports of gas odors or any other abnormal operation conditions prior to the incident.
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
B**** K********
Preparer Title
Gas Engineering Manager
Preparer Email
B**************@r**.com
Preparer Telephone
585-771-4143
Authorizer Name
B**** K********
Authorizer Title
Gas Engineering Manager
Authorizer Telephone
585-771-4143
Authorizer Email
B**************@r**.com
Narrative
Rg&e was notified by 911 about an explosion and fire on noel dr. In gates, ny and dispatched personnel to respond in accordance with company procedures. In accordance with rg&e control room notification procedures, the nrc was notified on 12/9/2020 at 22:59 (report #1293962). A follow up call to the nrc for the required 24 hour update was assigned report #1294363. There are no reports of injuries related to the incident and the structure was extensively damaged. Local police and fire investigators deemed the incident was caused from a natural gas leak within the residence where the company was not at fault rg&e performed a leak survey in proximity to the incident in accordance with company o&m procedures and no underground leaks were identified. There are no reports of odor complaints or leaks discovered during routine surveys in the vicinity of the incident prior to december 9, 2020. At the recommendation of an engineer - investigator in the accident investigation division, the cause is being changed to: nearby industrial, man-made, or other fire/explosion as primary cause of incident. The actions that led to the incident were not done with criminal intent.
| Occurred At | 2020-12-09 18:27:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Report Received Date | 2021-01-08 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2020.0 |
| Report Number | 20210005.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 35951.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 17570 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Rochester Gas & Electric Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 180 South Clinton Avenue |
| Operator City Name | Rochester |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NY |
| Operator Postal Code | 14607 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-12-09 18:27:00 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 51 Noel Dr |
| Location City Name | Gates |
| Location County Name | Monroe |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 14606 |
| Location Latitude | 43.16177787 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.70871212 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Service Valve Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-12-09 22:59:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1293962 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1294363 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 1.0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2020-12-09 18:27:00 |
| How Extinguished | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 1 |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 7.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-12-09 18:27:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-12-09 18:38:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Inside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2005.0 |
| Customer Type | Single Family Residential |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | Yes |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Aluminium Gas Meter |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | There Is No Indication That Any Failure Of Company Equipment Contributed To The Cause Of The Event. The Incident Was The Result Of Actions Taken By The Customer/resident On Company Equipment. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 144800.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 100.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 10.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 10.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 149910.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 3.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 3.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0.0 |
| Accident Psig | 59.0 |
| Normal Psig | 59.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(4) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1996-12-31 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Injection Pump |
| Gas Odorized Level | 3.6 |
| 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 | There are no reports of gas odors or any other abnormal operation conditions prior to the incident. |
| 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 | B**** K******** |
| Preparer Title | Gas Engineering Manager |
| Preparer Email | B**************@r**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 585-771-4143 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** K******** |
| Authorizer Title | Gas Engineering Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 585-771-4143 |
| Authorizer Email | B**************@r**.com |
| Narrative | Rg&e was notified by 911 about an explosion and fire on noel dr. In gates, ny and dispatched personnel to respond in accordance with company procedures. In accordance with rg&e control room notification procedures, the nrc was notified on 12/9/2020 at 22:59 (report #1293962). A follow up call to the nrc for the required 24 hour update was assigned report #1294363. There are no reports of injuries related to the incident and the structure was extensively damaged. Local police and fire investigators deemed the incident was caused from a natural gas leak within the residence where the company was not at fault rg&e performed a leak survey in proximity to the incident in accordance with company o&m procedures and no underground leaks were identified. There are no reports of odor complaints or leaks discovered during routine surveys in the vicinity of the incident prior to december 9, 2020. At the recommendation of an engineer - investigator in the accident investigation division, the cause is being changed to: nearby industrial, man-made, or other fire/explosion as primary cause of incident. The actions that led to the incident were not done with criminal intent. |
External Resources
PHMSA pipeline safety insights.
Product
Features
Company
All rights reserved. Copyright © by ClearPHMSA