ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX
gas_distribution Incident — IRVING, TX — January 31, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 31, 2010 |
| Operator | ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | IRVING |
| State | TX |
| County | DALLAS |
| Coordinates | 32.85410, -96.99403 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | UNKNOWN |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $15,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ATMOS ENERGY DISCOVERED A LEAKING COMPRESSION COUPLING IN THE AREA WHERE THIS FIRE OCCURRED. THE LEAKING COMPONENT WAS PRESERVED IN ITS NATIVE STATE AND SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A FLOW RATE TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE TEST REVEALED THAT THE LEAK RATE FROM THE LEAKING COMPONENT WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCUMULATION OF A FLAMMABLE MIXTURE TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HOUSE FIRE. ATMOS ENERGY'S EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY OTHER SOURCES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT, THEREFORE THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE IS UNDETERMINED."
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.