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WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO

gas_distribution Incident — HYATTSVILLE, MD

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorWASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityHYATTSVILLE
StateMD
CountyPRINCE GEORGE'S
Coordinates38.94869, -76.94807

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities2
Injuries4

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

WASHINGTON GAS WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FIRE BOARD OF A HOUSE FIRE AT 4709 40TH AVENUE, HYATTSVILLE, MD, ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011 AT 4:06 AM. WASHINGTON GAS PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT 4:30 AM. CREWS FOUND GAS TURNED OFF AT THE OUTSIDE METER VALVE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. GAS WAS NOTED AT THE FRONT BUILDING WALL OVER SERVICE LINE DUE HEAT EXPOSURE TO RISER FROM HOUSE FIRE. WASHINGTON GAS SQUEEZED-OFF THE GAS SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM FRONT BUILDING WALL. NO GAS IGNITION OCCURRED. A 360 DEGREE BAR AND TEST SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AROUND THE STRUCTURE AND OVER THE SERVICE LINE AND MAIN. NO LEAK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND. AN ODORANT SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AND THE LEVEL OF ODORANT WAS FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THE SERVICE WAS CAPPED OFF AT THE MAIN AND THE SERVICE LINE WAS PRESSURE TESTED ON JANUARY 24, 2011. NO LEAK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND. DISCUSSIONS ON SITE WITH FIRE PERSONNEL ON DAY OF INCIDENT INDICATED PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WERE SUGGESTING POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. WASHINGTON GAS FACILITY INVOLVEMENT WAS SECONDARY.

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