PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO
gas_distribution Incident — CHICAGO, IL — December 2, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 2, 2014 |
| Operator | PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | CHICAGO |
| State | IL |
| County | COOK |
| Coordinates | 41.69858, -87.67618 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000 |
| Emergency Response | $20,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON DECEMBER 2, 2014, THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT (CDWM) WAS DIGGING AND DAMAGED A GAS SERVICE TO 2149 WEST 107TH PLACE. CDWM FAILED TO TIMELY REPORT THE DAMAGE. AS A RESULT GAS WAS ALLOWED TO MIGRATE TO NEARBY SEWERS. CDWM EVENTUALLY CALLED PEOPLES GAS (PGL) AT APPROXIMATELY 08:26. A PGL FIRST RESPONDER ARRIVED ONSITE AT 08:36 AND BEGAN RESPONDING TO THE EMERGENCY BY VENTING SEWERS, ISOLATING SERVICES, AND ASSISTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CDWM CONTINUED TO WORK AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO EVACUATE THE AREA BY PGL. DUCT TAPE WAS FOUND ILLEGALLY WRAPPED AROUND THE GAS SERVICE LEADING TO 2149 W 107TH PLACE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN EFFORT MADE BY CDWM TO CONTROL THE GAS LEAK. ADDITIONAL PGL CREWS ARRIVED AT 08:53 AND BEGAN WORKING TO ISOLATE THE GAS LEAK. AT APPROXIMATELY 09:27, THE HOME AT 2148 WEST 107TH PLACE EXPLODED. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT, PGL CREWS ISOLATED THE SERVICE FOR 2149 WEST 107TH PLACE TO CONTROL THE EMERGENCY. PGL CREWS MADE REPAIRS TO THE SERVICE AT 2149 WEST 107TH PLACE ON DECEMBER 4, 2014. PGL CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED."
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.