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CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK

gas_distribution Incident — CROTON, NY

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorCONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityCROTON
StateNY
CountyWESTCHESTER
Coordinates41.21151, -73.87567

Cause

CauseOTHER INCIDENT CAUSE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

**THIS REPORT IS FOR RECORD PURPOSE ONLY. NO GAS IGNITION*** ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 29, 2011 THE CROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED DOWNED ELECTRIC WIRES TO THE GERC, THE GERC NOTIFIED THE BRONX/WESTCHESTER ELECTRIC CONTROL CENTER. AT 17:45 THE CALL CENTER REPORTED A STRONG OUTDOOR GAS ODOR WITH DOWNED ELECTRIC WIRES REPORTED FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE GERC. THE CALL CENTER'S REPORT INDICATED THE CFD AND CPD WERE ON LOCATION; THE REMARKS ON THE TICKET STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE POWER LINE IGNITED HIS GAS LINE. A CODE MURRE WAS INITIATED AND THE GERC DISPATCHED A GDS PLANNER AND CREW. GDS RESPONDED, INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO NATURAL GAS READINGS, NO GAS ODORS AND NO GAS IGNITION. THE DOWNED WIRES WERE SMOKING IN THE STREET AND ELECTRIC OPERATIONS-OVERHEAD WAS ON LOCATION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, NO MEDIA ATTENTION; THIS WAS AN UPGRADED LEVEL INCIDENT. NOTE: THIS REPORT DOES NOT MEET THE REPORTING CRITERIA FOR GAS IGNITION. THE INVESTIGATION THE INITIAL REPORT WAS INCORRECT; NO GAS IGNITION. AS SUCH THIS REPORT IS FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

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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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