PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO
gas_distribution Incident — SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | SAN FRANCISCO |
| State | CA |
| County | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Coordinates | 37.75804, -122.44538 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON JUNE 10, 2014, AT 1521 HOURS, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT (SFFD) OF AN UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GAS AND TWO ALARM STRUCTURE FIRE AT 439 CORBETT AVENUE, INVOLVING A THREE-METER MANIFOLD. A PG&E GAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (GSR) ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 1545 HOURS, AND FOUND THAT THE SFFD HAD ALREADY STOPPED THE FLOW OF GAS AT THE CURB VALVE. ACCORDING TO THE SFFD, WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT THE RELEASE OF GAS WAS CAUSED BY VANDALISM. THE REGULATOR ON THE THREE-METER MANIFOLD WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 2-INCH HOLE IN IT. THE REGULATOR WAS REMOVED BY PG&E CREWS AT APPROXIMATELY 1808 HOURS AND RETAINED AS EVIDENCE. ALL THREE METERS COMPLETELY MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE. THE SOURCE OF IGNITION IS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES FROM THE INCIDENT. BAY CITY NEWS WAS OBSERVED ON SITE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT DAMAGES TO THE STRUCTURE AND GAS FACILITIES EXCEED $50,000, MAKING THIS INCIDENT REPORTABLE TO THE CPUC AND DOT. ON JUNE 10, A LEAK SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE MAIN AND CONNECTED SERVICES WERE SURVEYED 50 FEET, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.