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WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO

gas_distribution Incident — SILVER SPRING, MD

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorWASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CitySILVER SPRING
StateMD
CountyMONTGOMERY
Coordinates39.04272, -77.17866

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

WASHINGTON GAS RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MONTOGOMERY COUNTY FIRE BOARD AT 16:04 ON SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010. THIS CALL WAS FOR 11507 LOVEJOY STREET, SILVER SPRING, MD. WASHINGTON GAS ARRIVED AT 16:29. WHILE ON SITE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE WASHINGTON GAS AWARE OF A FIRE AT 422 SISSON COURT, SILVER SPRING, MD. WASHINGTON GAS FOUND THE METER VALVE AT 422 SISSON COURT, SILVER SPRING, MD, HAD BEEN TURNED OFF BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND WASHINGTON GAS WAS ABLE TO GET CLOSER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY HAD SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THEIR METER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE IS GREATER THAN $50,000. WASHINGTON GAS CONDUCTED A BAR AND TEST SURVEY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF 422 SISSON COURT AND OVER THE SERVICE ON THE EVENING OF JULY 25, 2010. NO LEAK INDICATIONS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THIS SURVEY. ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010, WASHINGTON GAS CONDUCTED A LEAK SURVEY OF THE ENTIRE QUAD. ONE GRADE 3 LEAK WAS FOUND AT 300 HILLSBORO DRIVE. A SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON THE EVENING OF JULY 25, 2010, AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE (DOWNED TREES, ELECTRIC LINES, LOSS OF POWER, ETC.). WASHINGTON GAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THEIR FACILITIES AS A RESULT OF A HOUSE FIRE.

About This Pipeline Incident

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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