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PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO

gas_distribution Incident — CHICAGO, IL

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorPEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityCHICAGO
StateIL
CountyCOOK
Coordinates41.77141, -87.74121

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries2

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT WE ARE TOLD THAT ON NOVEMBER 12, 2011 AND AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011, THE MALE OWNER/OCCUPANT OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AT 6652 S. KEATING, CHICAGO, IL (""PREMISES"") WAS USING A POWER RODDING TOOL IN THE CLAY SEWER LATERAL TO THE PREMISES. THERE WAS A 5/8 INCH POLYETHYLENE NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE TO THE PREMISES EQUIPPED WITH AN EXCESS FLOW VALVE. THE NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE BREACHED A PORTION OF THE CLAY SEWER LATERAL IN WHICH THE POWER RODDING TOOL WAS BEING USED. AT SOME POINT, THE POWER RODDING TOOL APPARENTLY PIERCED OR PERHAPS SEVERED THE NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED AT THE PREMISES ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011 THAT DESTROYED THE PREMISES (""INCIDENT"") AND DAMAGED THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AT 6650 S. KEATING, 6658 S. KEATING AND 6646 S. KEATING. 3/13/2012 UPDATE: THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AT 6652 S. KEATING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011 IS NOT COMPLETE. AS A NEXT STEP IN THE INVESTIGATION, THE EXCESS FLOW VALVES FROM 6652 S. KEATING AND 6650 S. KEATING ARE SCHEDULED TO BE X-RAYED ON MARCH 15, 2012. THERE IS NO FURTHER UPDATE AT THIS TIME. 6/7/2012 UPDATE: THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT AT 6652 S. KEATING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011 IS NOT COMPLETE. THE EXCESS FLOW VALVES WERE X-RAYED AS PLANNED. THERE IS NO FURTHER UPDATE AT THIS TIME. 9/4/2012 UPDATE: ON 7/24/2012, THE EXCESS FLOW VALVE THAT WAS ON THE NATURAL GAS SERVICE LINE TO 6652 S. KEATING ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO WORK PROPERLY. THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT IS NOT COMPLETE. CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO FURTHER INSPECTION AND TESTING OF COMPANY OWNED FACILITIES. NO FURTHER UPDATE AT THIS TIME. 6/12/2013 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 9/25/2013 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 12/17/2013 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 3/5/2014 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 6/4/2014 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 9/24/2014 UPDATE: NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 12/31/2014 UPDATE: THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN CLOSED.

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