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GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM, CITY OF

gas_distribution Incident — GREENSBORO, GA

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorGREENSBORO MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM, CITY OF
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityGREENSBORO
StateGA
CountyGREENE
Coordinates33.57621, -83.17585

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
Other Costs—

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Incident Narrative

ON JUNE 4, 2013 AN EXTERNAL CONTRACTOR WAS CLEANING PIPE TO INSTALL POWDER COATING ON REGULATOR STATION. CITY OF GREENSBORO PERSONNEL CHECKED STATION FOR LEAKS AND NON WERE FOUND. IMMEDIATLY AFTER TESTING, THE CREW BEGAN HEATING THE PIPE WITH A PROPANE TORCH TO APPROXIMATLEY 110 DEGREES. A LEAK BEGAN AT THE INLET FILTER ASSEMBLEY FLANGE OF THE 400 POUND LINE, , CAUSING A FIRE. THE CONTRACTOR ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WAS UNSUCCESFUL. THIS FIRE LED TO A COMPLETE MELT DOWN OF THE REGULATOR STATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A SHUT DOWN OF THE COMPLETE GAS SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO.

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.

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