CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK

Incident Narrative

THIS IS NOT DOT REPORTABLE! THIS REPORT IS FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY. ON JANUARY 18, 2011 THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT (FDNY) REPORTED A BUILDING FIRE AND A HIGH CO CONDITION AT 60 KNOLLS CRESCENT, BRONX, NEW YORK TO THE GAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER (GERC). GAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (GDS) RESPONDED AND REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A CON EDISON ELECTRIC EMERGENCY RESPONDER ON LOCATION. GDS INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE GAS FED FIRE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING IN THE GRASS AREA WHERE THE CUSTOMER-OWNED GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICES CROSS (INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE). GDS AND THE FDNY LOCATED AND SHUT THE CURB VALVE ON THE SERVICE AT 16:09 AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. COOKING GAS SUPPLYING 120 APARTMENTS WAS INTERRUPTED BUT THE GAS BOILER WAS NOT AFFECTED AS IT IS SUPPLIED FROM A SEPARATE SERVICE. AT 18:17 THE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO BUILDING WAS CUT AND THE ELECTRIC RELATED EVACUATION ENDED. GDS REPORTED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN WHERE THE CUSTOMER-OWNED ELECTRIC CABLE CROSSED OVER THE CUSTOMER-OWNED 4"" LOW PRESSURE STEEL GAS SERVICE (INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE). BRONX GAS CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATED OVER THE MAIN AND CUT THE GAS SERVICE OFF FOR SAFETY. ON JANUARY 19, 2011 A NEW SERVICE TO THE BUILDING WAS INSTALLED AND SERVICE WAS RESTORED. THERE WAS LESS THAN $50,000.00 IN DAMAGES (SMALL PATCH OF GRASS ONLY) AND UPON CONSULTATION WITH USDOT REPRESENTATIVE WAYNE CHAN, THIS IS NOT DOT REPORTABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THIS IS AN UPGRADED LEVEL INCIDENT.