INDIANA GAS CO INC
gas_distribution Incident — ATTICA, IN
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | INDIANA GAS CO INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | ATTICA |
| State | IN |
| County | FOUNTAIN |
| Coordinates | 40.28850, -87.25223 |
Cause
| Cause | PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
VECTREN DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE EXPLOSION FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. A VECTREN EMPLOYEE HEARD OF EXPLOSION ON A SCANNER AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE LOCAL SUPERVISOR. VECTREN SENT AN EMPLOYEE TO THE SITE FINDING NATURAL GAS MIGRATING INTO A STORM DRAIN AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL HOMES DUE TO THE DEPTH OF FROST IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATING THE SOURCE OF ESCAPING NATURAL GAS, EMPLOYEE FOUND A LEAK UNDER NEW STREET, WHICH RUNS EAST AND WEST NORTH OF THE EXPLOSION LOCATION. AFTER MONITORING THE AREA, COMPANY CREWS EXCAVATED THE SOURCE OF LEAK FINDING A CRACK IN A 4' STEEL MAIN THAT TRANSVERSE AN OXY-ACETYLENE WELDED MITER JOINT. TWO STOPPLE FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE ONE-WAY FED MAIN TO BYPASS THE CRACKED MAIN ENABLING THE SECTION TO BE ISOLATED. A 45
About This Pipeline Incident
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