PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO

Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 1918 HOURS, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED BY THE ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF AN UNINTENTIONAL GAS RELEASE DUE TO A HOUSE FIRE AT 313 ATKINSON ST. IN ROSEVILLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ALREADY SHUT OFF THE FLOW OF GAS AT THE SERVICE VALVE WHEN PG&E'S GAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED ON SITE AT 1925 HOURS. THE METER WAS PARTIALLY MELTED AND HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE GSR REMOVED THE SERVICE METER AND REGULATOR AND CAPPED THE SERVICE OFF BY INSTALLING A PLUG DOWNSTREAM OF THE SERVICE VALVE. A SOAP TEST SHOWED FUZZ LEAKS AT THE VALVE, SO THE RISER VALVE WAS REPLACED. A LEAK SURVEY WAS PERFORMED ON THE SERVICE LINE TO THE HOME AND CONNECTION TO THE MAIN. NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THERE WAS NO EXPLOSION, NO FATALITIES, AND ONE PERSON SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION, BUT WAS NOT ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. FIRE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE EXCEEDS $50,000 AND THE CHANNEL 10 SACRAMENTO TV WAS ON SITE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DOT AND CPUC BECAUSE DAMAGES WERE EXPECTED TO EXCEED $50,000 FROM THE IGNITION. THE ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT THE FIRE STARTED AT A LOCATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE METER. THE ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND FIREWORKS DEBRIS AND CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE METER. THE ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS CLASSIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS UNDETERMINED. AS OF APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS ON AUGUST 13, 2012, GAS SERVICE WAS RESTORED TO 313 ATKINSON STREET.