Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2024-08-06 — OH
Operator
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
1 injury
Property damage (nominal)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2024-08-06 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
OH, SUMMIT
Narrative
At approximately 01:50 local time, a large suv driven by a member of the general public left the roadway traveling south near the intersection of buchholzer ave and independence ave in akron, oh. The vehicle traveled approximately 200' through a parking area before striking, in order; protective bollards, an outdoor meter set, and finally the outside building wall of address 1210 independence avenue in akron, ohio. The address was a regal cinema movie theater, unoccupied at the time. The force of the vehicle impact folded the protective bollards over and sheared the meter/manifold assembly off from the 2" service riser at ground level. Jurisdictional gas began to release, and the vehicle caught fire. Akron police and fire responded to the crash and contacted enbridge gas ohio's dispatch center at 02:10. Enbridge dispatched a qualified person to the scene. At approximately 02:16, akron fire department called enbridge personnel to report that natural gas was also on fire. Enbridge dispatched further personnel to assist at the scene. Enbridge personnel first arrived at the scene at 02:47 to find the akron fire department monitoring the fire and were asked to shut off flow of gas to the building. The exterior of the building around the meter was brick, and not believed to be likely to allow the fire to spread throughout the structure. Enbridge personnel at the scene were unable to locate a curb box to isolate the service line after searching the area and requesting emergency locate services from the ohio utility protection service. Enbridge personnel identified three main line valves that could be closed to isolate gas to the building, which also cause an outage of 182 residential customers. Enbridge personnel proceeded with closing these valves at approximately 05:40. At 06:00, gas flow to the building had stopped and the fire burned out. Enbridge proceeded with tracing out the service line and were able to locate a curb box in a different location that was originally searched. Enbridge cut the service line to the building while beginning the process of turning off impacted customers to begin the relight process. Enbridge relit all but 35 of the impacted customers by 21:55 on 7/7/2024 due to no access to the premise. The owner of the vehicle was not present at the scene of the accident, so the identity and scope of his injuries were not initially clear. Later, akron police were able to locate the owner at a local hospital. He had been picked up and transported there by a good samaritan who found him walking along the road. The full scope of injuries to the owner is currently unknown, but per the akron police report he did sustain some burns. The owner was found to be under the influence of alcohol but denied being the driver of the vehicle. He claimed a second individual was driving but did not know his identity. The accident is still under investigation by the akron police department. The exact sequence of vehicle impact, vehicle fire, and gas ignition that occurred after the impact is currently unknown. Given the release and ignition of jurisdictional gas, and reported burn injuries sustained by the vehicle owner, enbridge at this time believes it is probable that jurisdictional gas contributed to the overnight hospitalization of the driver. 3/11/25 supplemental/final update: akron police report confirms that driver of the involved motor vehicle was treated for burns sustained during the accident at akron children's hospital. Given that a release of jurisdictional gas was involved in the fire and likely contributed to the driver's injuries, ego is finalizing this as a reportable event under the criteria of �191.3
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2024-08-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2024.0
Report Number
20240041.0
Supplemental Number
40608.0
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
4060
Name
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Operator Street Address
1201 East 55th Street
Operator City Name
Cleveland
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
44103.0
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Street Address
1210 Independence Avenue
Location City Name
Akron
Location County Name
Summit
Location State Abbreviation
OH
Location Postal Code
44310.0
Location Latitude
41.110669
Location Longitude
-81.471232
Flow Cont Main Valve Ind
Yes
Nrc Rpt Num
1404092.0
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1404282.0
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
933.0
Intentional Release
0.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
1
Injure
1
Ignite Ind
Yes
How Extinguished
Allowed To Burn Out
Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf
900
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0.0
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
2006.0
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
Other
Material Details
Above Ground Service Riser And Meter Set
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Vehicle Drove Through Bollards And Meter Set Before Impacting Building.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000.0
Est Cost Emergency
5000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
Incident Was Secondary Ignition
Gas Cost In Mcf
2.828
Est Cost Unintentional Release
2639.0
Est Cost Intentional Release
0.0
Prpty
12639.0
Commercial Affected
1.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
182.0
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0.0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0.0
Num Resident Building Affctd
182.0
Num Business Building Affctd
1.0
Accident Psig
46.0
Normal Psig
46.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Mop Cfr Section
192.619(C)
Maop Established Date
1967-01-01 00:00:00
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Gas Odorized System Type
Combination Of Odorization Types
Gas Odorized Level
0.5
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf 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
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Driver Issued Citation Ind
Yes
Citation Dui Ind
Yes
Driver In Control Ind
Unknown
Estimated Speed
Unknown
Vehicle Type
Passenger Car
Vehicle Travel From
Roadway
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
200
Protections Installed Ind
Yes
Protection Bollards Post Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D***** E****
Preparer Title
Supervisor Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email
D*************@d*************.com
Preparer Telephone
3305715796
Local Contact Name
G*** V*******
Local Contact Email
G****************@d*************.com
Local Contact Telephone
3305907504
Authorizer Name
D***** E****
Authorizer Title
Supervisor Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Telephone
3305715796
Authorizer Email
D*************@d*************.com
Narrative
At approximately 01:50 local time, a large suv driven by a member of the general public left the roadway traveling south near the intersection of buchholzer ave and independence ave in akron, oh. The vehicle traveled approximately 200' through a parking area before striking, in order; protective bollards, an outdoor meter set, and finally the outside building wall of address 1210 independence avenue in akron, ohio. The address was a regal cinema movie theater, unoccupied at the time. The force of the vehicle impact folded the protective bollards over and sheared the meter/manifold assembly off from the 2" service riser at ground level. Jurisdictional gas began to release, and the vehicle caught fire. Akron police and fire responded to the crash and contacted enbridge gas ohio's dispatch center at 02:10. Enbridge dispatched a qualified person to the scene. At approximately 02:16, akron fire department called enbridge personnel to report that natural gas was also on fire. Enbridge dispatched further personnel to assist at the scene. Enbridge personnel first arrived at the scene at 02:47 to find the akron fire department monitoring the fire and were asked to shut off flow of gas to the building. The exterior of the building around the meter was brick, and not believed to be likely to allow the fire to spread throughout the structure. Enbridge personnel at the scene were unable to locate a curb box to isolate the service line after searching the area and requesting emergency locate services from the ohio utility protection service. Enbridge personnel identified three main line valves that could be closed to isolate gas to the building, which also cause an outage of 182 residential customers. Enbridge personnel proceeded with closing these valves at approximately 05:40. At 06:00, gas flow to the building had stopped and the fire burned out. Enbridge proceeded with tracing out the service line and were able to locate a curb box in a different location that was originally searched. Enbridge cut the service line to the building while beginning the process of turning off impacted customers to begin the relight process. Enbridge relit all but 35 of the impacted customers by 21:55 on 7/7/2024 due to no access to the premise. The owner of the vehicle was not present at the scene of the accident, so the identity and scope of his injuries were not initially clear. Later, akron police were able to locate the owner at a local hospital. He had been picked up and transported there by a good samaritan who found him walking along the road. The full scope of injuries to the owner is currently unknown, but per the akron police report he did sustain some burns. The owner was found to be under the influence of alcohol but denied being the driver of the vehicle. He claimed a second individual was driving but did not know his identity. The accident is still under investigation by the akron police department. The exact sequence of vehicle impact, vehicle fire, and gas ignition that occurred after the impact is currently unknown. Given the release and ignition of jurisdictional gas, and reported burn injuries sustained by the vehicle owner, enbridge at this time believes it is probable that jurisdictional gas contributed to the overnight hospitalization of the driver. 3/11/25 supplemental/final update: akron police report confirms that driver of the involved motor vehicle was treated for burns sustained during the accident at akron children's hospital. Given that a release of jurisdictional gas was involved in the fire and likely contributed to the driver's injuries, ego is finalizing this as a reportable event under the criteria of �191.3
| Report Received Date | 2024-08-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2024.0 |
| Report Number | 20240041.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 40608.0 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 4060 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enbridge Gas Ohio |
| Operator Street Address | 1201 East 55th Street |
| Operator City Name | Cleveland |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 44103.0 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Street Address | 1210 Independence Avenue |
| Location City Name | Akron |
| Location County Name | Summit |
| Location State Abbreviation | OH |
| Location Postal Code | 44310.0 |
| Location Latitude | 41.110669 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -81.471232 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Flow Cont Main Valve Ind | Yes |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1404092.0 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1404282.0 |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 933.0 |
| Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 1 |
| Injure | 1 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| How Extinguished | Allowed To Burn Out |
| Gas Consumed By Fire In Mcf | 900 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0.0 |
| 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 | 2006.0 |
| 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 | Other |
| Material Details | Above Ground Service Riser And Meter Set |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Vehicle Drove Through Bollards And Meter Set Before Impacting Building. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Incident Was Secondary Ignition |
| Gas Cost In Mcf | 2.828 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 2639.0 |
| Est Cost Intentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 12639.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 1.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 182.0 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0.0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0.0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 182.0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 46.0 |
| Normal Psig | 46.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Mop Cfr Section | 192.619(C) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1967-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Gas Odorized System Type | Combination Of Odorization Types |
| Gas Odorized Level | 0.5 |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf 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 | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Driver Issued Citation Ind | Yes |
| Citation Dui Ind | Yes |
| Driver In Control Ind | Unknown |
| Estimated Speed | Unknown |
| Vehicle Type | Passenger Car |
| Vehicle Travel From | Roadway |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 200 |
| Protections Installed Ind | Yes |
| Protection Bollards Post Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D***** E**** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor Pipeline Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D*************@d*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3305715796 |
| Local Contact Name | G*** V******* |
| Local Contact Email | G****************@d*************.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 3305907504 |
| Authorizer Name | D***** E**** |
| Authorizer Title | Supervisor Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3305715796 |
| Authorizer Email | D*************@d*************.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 01:50 local time, a large suv driven by a member of the general public left the roadway traveling south near the intersection of buchholzer ave and independence ave in akron, oh. The vehicle traveled approximately 200' through a parking area before striking, in order; protective bollards, an outdoor meter set, and finally the outside building wall of address 1210 independence avenue in akron, ohio. The address was a regal cinema movie theater, unoccupied at the time. The force of the vehicle impact folded the protective bollards over and sheared the meter/manifold assembly off from the 2" service riser at ground level. Jurisdictional gas began to release, and the vehicle caught fire. Akron police and fire responded to the crash and contacted enbridge gas ohio's dispatch center at 02:10. Enbridge dispatched a qualified person to the scene. At approximately 02:16, akron fire department called enbridge personnel to report that natural gas was also on fire. Enbridge dispatched further personnel to assist at the scene. Enbridge personnel first arrived at the scene at 02:47 to find the akron fire department monitoring the fire and were asked to shut off flow of gas to the building. The exterior of the building around the meter was brick, and not believed to be likely to allow the fire to spread throughout the structure. Enbridge personnel at the scene were unable to locate a curb box to isolate the service line after searching the area and requesting emergency locate services from the ohio utility protection service. Enbridge personnel identified three main line valves that could be closed to isolate gas to the building, which also cause an outage of 182 residential customers. Enbridge personnel proceeded with closing these valves at approximately 05:40. At 06:00, gas flow to the building had stopped and the fire burned out. Enbridge proceeded with tracing out the service line and were able to locate a curb box in a different location that was originally searched. Enbridge cut the service line to the building while beginning the process of turning off impacted customers to begin the relight process. Enbridge relit all but 35 of the impacted customers by 21:55 on 7/7/2024 due to no access to the premise. The owner of the vehicle was not present at the scene of the accident, so the identity and scope of his injuries were not initially clear. Later, akron police were able to locate the owner at a local hospital. He had been picked up and transported there by a good samaritan who found him walking along the road. The full scope of injuries to the owner is currently unknown, but per the akron police report he did sustain some burns. The owner was found to be under the influence of alcohol but denied being the driver of the vehicle. He claimed a second individual was driving but did not know his identity. The accident is still under investigation by the akron police department. The exact sequence of vehicle impact, vehicle fire, and gas ignition that occurred after the impact is currently unknown. Given the release and ignition of jurisdictional gas, and reported burn injuries sustained by the vehicle owner, enbridge at this time believes it is probable that jurisdictional gas contributed to the overnight hospitalization of the driver. 3/11/25 supplemental/final update: akron police report confirms that driver of the involved motor vehicle was treated for burns sustained during the accident at akron children's hospital. Given that a release of jurisdictional gas was involved in the fire and likely contributed to the driver's injuries, ego is finalizing this as a reportable event under the criteria of �191.3 |
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