Incident details
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GD incident on 2022-01-06 — WA
Operator
Puget Sound Energy
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$9,457
Incident datetime
2022-01-06 14:41
Report number
Location
WA, KITTITAS
Narrative
On january 6, 2022, cle elum fire department called pse at 14:41 notifying of a fire at a commercial meter set that provided two psig to a laundry business. Pse's gas first response (gfr) personnel arrived onsite at 15:30 and found that the outlet valve at the meter set had been turned off prior to their arrival. The fire had already been extinguished by cle elum fire department. Pse's gfr made the situation safe and locked off the msa valve at 19:30 on january 6, 2022. Pse's contractor infrasource (ifs) cut and capped the service on january 7, 2022 at 19:41. One customer lost service and no evacuation was required. No injuries or fatalities occurred in connection to this incident. A fire of unknown source and origin in the building melted snow near the peak of the building. A large amount of snow and ice slid off the roof and broke the relief valve vent piping on the gas meterset. Gas leaking from the broken vent pipe was ignited by the fire in the building. Pse notified the washington utilities and transportation commission (wutc) on january 6, 2022 at 17:30 due to unintentional ignition of gas. Pse made first telephonic notice to DOT on january 6, 2022 at 20:39, nrc # 1326070 when it was determined that the estimated property damages exceeded $ 122,000. The second telephonic notice was made to DOT within 48 hours on january 7, 2022 at 16:22, nrc # 1326135.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2022-01-06 14:41:00
Year
2022
Report Received Date
2022-02-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2022.0
Report Number
20220007.0
Supplemental Number
37504.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22189
Name
Puget Sound Energy
Operator Street Address
355 110th Ave Ne
Operator City Name
Bellevue
Operator State Abbreviation
WA
Operator Postal Code
98004
Local Datetime
2022-01-06 14:13:00
Time Zone
Pacific
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Street Address
4244 Bullfrog Rd
Location City Name
Cle Elum
Location County Name
Kittitas
Location State Abbreviation
WA
Location Postal Code
98922
Location Latitude
47.205944
Location Longitude
-120.979782
Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-01-06 20:39:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1326070
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1326135
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
112.0
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Ignite Datetime
2022-01-06 14:13:00
How Extinguished
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
9
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-01-06 14:41:00
On Site Datetime
2022-01-06 15:30:00
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
Outside Meter/regulator Set
Installation Year
2008.0
Manufactured Year
2008.0
Customer Type
Non-Residential With Meter Capacity 1,000 Scfh Or Higher
Was Efv Installed Before Ind
No
Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind
Yes
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Aluminum
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Equipment Body Separated By External Load
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
510450.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
9457.0
Est Cost Emergency
1583.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Gas Cost In Mcf
11.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
1232.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
522722.0
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
2.0
Normal Psig
50.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2008-05-02 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
By-Pass
Gas Odorized Level
8.6
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
Snow/ice Impact Or Accumulation
Natural Force Type
Snow/ice Impact Or Accumulation
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
Yes
Nf Other Ind
Yes
Nf Extreme Weather Details
Heavy Snowfall
Preparer Name
M****** K***
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
M***********@p**.com
Authorizer Name
Y***** W***
Authorizer Title
Supervisor Compliance Support
Authorizer Telephone
425-424-7477
Authorizer Email
Y**********@p**.com
Narrative
On january 6, 2022, cle elum fire department called pse at 14:41 notifying of a fire at a commercial meter set that provided two psig to a laundry business. Pse's gas first response (gfr) personnel arrived onsite at 15:30 and found that the outlet valve at the meter set had been turned off prior to their arrival. The fire had already been extinguished by cle elum fire department. Pse's gfr made the situation safe and locked off the msa valve at 19:30 on january 6, 2022. Pse's contractor infrasource (ifs) cut and capped the service on january 7, 2022 at 19:41. One customer lost service and no evacuation was required. No injuries or fatalities occurred in connection to this incident. A fire of unknown source and origin in the building melted snow near the peak of the building. A large amount of snow and ice slid off the roof and broke the relief valve vent piping on the gas meterset. Gas leaking from the broken vent pipe was ignited by the fire in the building. Pse notified the washington utilities and transportation commission (wutc) on january 6, 2022 at 17:30 due to unintentional ignition of gas. Pse made first telephonic notice to DOT on january 6, 2022 at 20:39, nrc # 1326070 when it was determined that the estimated property damages exceeded $ 122,000. The second telephonic notice was made to DOT within 48 hours on january 7, 2022 at 16:22, nrc # 1326135.
| Occurred At | 2022-01-06 14:41:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Report Received Date | 2022-02-04 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2022.0 |
| Report Number | 20220007.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 37504.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22189 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Puget Sound Energy |
| Operator Street Address | 355 110th Ave Ne |
| Operator City Name | Bellevue |
| Operator State Abbreviation | WA |
| Operator Postal Code | 98004 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-01-06 14:13:00 |
| Time Zone | Pacific |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Street Address | 4244 Bullfrog Rd |
| Location City Name | Cle Elum |
| Location County Name | Kittitas |
| Location State Abbreviation | WA |
| Location Postal Code | 98922 |
| Location Latitude | 47.205944 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -120.979782 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Meter Reg Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-01-06 20:39:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1326070 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1326135 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 112.0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Ignite Datetime | 2022-01-06 14:13:00 |
| How Extinguished | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 9 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-01-06 14:41:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-01-06 15:30:00 |
| 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 | Outside Meter/regulator Set |
| Installation Year | 2008.0 |
| Manufactured Year | 2008.0 |
| Customer Type | Non-Residential With Meter Capacity 1,000 Scfh Or Higher |
| Was Efv Installed Before Ind | No |
| Curb Valve Inst Before Inc Ind | Yes |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Aluminum |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Equipment Body Separated By External Load |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 510450.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 9457.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1583.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 11.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 1232.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 522722.0 |
| 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 | 2.0 |
| Normal Psig | 50.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2008-05-02 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | By-Pass |
| Gas Odorized Level | 8.6 |
| 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 | Snow/ice Impact Or Accumulation |
| Natural Force Type | Snow/ice Impact Or Accumulation |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | Yes |
| Nf Other Ind | Yes |
| Nf Extreme Weather Details | Heavy Snowfall |
| Preparer Name | M****** K*** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | M***********@p**.com |
| Authorizer Name | Y***** W*** |
| Authorizer Title | Supervisor Compliance Support |
| Authorizer Telephone | 425-424-7477 |
| Authorizer Email | Y**********@p**.com |
| Narrative | On january 6, 2022, cle elum fire department called pse at 14:41 notifying of a fire at a commercial meter set that provided two psig to a laundry business. Pse's gas first response (gfr) personnel arrived onsite at 15:30 and found that the outlet valve at the meter set had been turned off prior to their arrival. The fire had already been extinguished by cle elum fire department. Pse's gfr made the situation safe and locked off the msa valve at 19:30 on january 6, 2022. Pse's contractor infrasource (ifs) cut and capped the service on january 7, 2022 at 19:41. One customer lost service and no evacuation was required. No injuries or fatalities occurred in connection to this incident. A fire of unknown source and origin in the building melted snow near the peak of the building. A large amount of snow and ice slid off the roof and broke the relief valve vent piping on the gas meterset. Gas leaking from the broken vent pipe was ignited by the fire in the building. Pse notified the washington utilities and transportation commission (wutc) on january 6, 2022 at 17:30 due to unintentional ignition of gas. Pse made first telephonic notice to DOT on january 6, 2022 at 20:39, nrc # 1326070 when it was determined that the estimated property damages exceeded $ 122,000. The second telephonic notice was made to DOT within 48 hours on january 7, 2022 at 16:22, nrc # 1326135. |
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