BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

gas_distribution Incident — FORT MEADE, MD — December 21, 2023

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 21, 2023
OperatorBALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CommodityNATURAL GAS
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityFORT MEADE
StateMD
CountyANNE ARUNDEL
Coordinates39.10757, -76.76253

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
SubcauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$0
Emergency Response$4,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON DECEMBER 21, 2023 AT 14:00, A THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTOR STRUCK A 4"" PLASTIC HIGH PRESSURE GAS MAIN ON NSA PROPERTY. THE MAIN WAS NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL 24:00, RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF 5900 MCF OF NATURAL GAS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE MAIN WAS REPAIRED AND SERVICE WAS RESTORED TO CUSTOMER ON DECEMBER 22ND. THE ONE CALL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND THE GAS MAIN WAS MARKED WITHIN TOLERANCE PRIOR TO EXCAVATION."

About This Pipeline Incident

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