DOMINION EAST OHIO

Incident Narrative

ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 A.M. A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AT 2816 CENTER RD, POLAND, OH WAS INVOLVED IN AN EXPLOSION/FIRE. THE GAS SERVICE LINE WAS SHUT-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 A.M. A LEAK SURVEY OF THE MAIN LINE AND SURROUNDING SERVICE LINES FROM 2776 CENTER RD TO 2842 CENTER RD REVEALED NO INDICATION OF GAS LEAKS. THE SERVICE LINE TO 2816 CENTER RD WAS AIR TESTED AT OPERATING PRESSURE WITH NO PRESSURE LOSS. AN ODORANT TEST WAS CONDUCTED AT A NEIGHBORING HOUSE, 2806 CENTER RD. THE RESULTS OF THE ODORANT TEST REVEALED ODORANT LEVELS WELL WITHIN DOT COMPLIANCE LEVELS. DOMINION EAST OHIO CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTY WITH THE POLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WATER HEATER WAS LEAKING GAS AND WAS RED-TAGGED BY DOMINION ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010. THE CUSTOMER, DESPITE THE RED TAG, OPERATED THE WATER HEATER PRIOR TO REPAIRS. TESTING OF THE WATER HEATER PERFORMED AFTER THE INCIDENT, AND WITNESSED BY ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, CONFIRMED THE WATER HEATER WAS STILL LEAKING. THE HOUSE LINE PIPING DOWNSTREAM OF THE SERVICE REGULATOR AND THE METER SET WAS DAMAGED DURING THE EXPLOSION AND WERE NOT ABLE TO BE TESTED. PER THE POLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, STATE FIRE MARSHALL, AND THE DOMINION INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM'S INVESTIGATION, THE CAUSE/ORIGIN OF THE INCIDENT COULD NOT TO BE DETERMINED.