KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY - NY CITY

Incident Narrative

UPDATE 5/10/2023: WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS INCIDENT IN DETAIL AND HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS INTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO THE METERING EQUIPMENT IN AN EFFORT TO STEAL OR ATTEMPT TO STEAL, THE TRANSPORTED GAS. ALSO, COST TO CUSTOMER PROPERTY UNKNOW; THEREFORE WE APPLIED THE MINIMUM REPORTABLE ESTIMATE OF $129,300. THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL SUBMITTAL FOR THIS INCIDENT. NATIONAL GRID WAS NOTIFIED ON 12/1/2021 AT 00:54 REGARDING A FIRE/DISTURBANCE AT 58 VERMONT ST., BROOKLYN NY BY THE FDNY. FIRST RESPONDER WAS DISPATCHED AT 00:55 AND ARRIVED AT 01:11. FDNY WAS ONSITE. LOCATION WAS MADE SAFE AT 01:32 BY SHUTTING THE CURB VALVES AT 54, 56, 58 AND 60 VERMONT ST. SERVICE TO THE RESIDENCE INVOLVED IN THE FIRE, 58 VERMONT ST, WAS LATER DISCONNECTED AT THE MAIN ON 12/2 AT 10:30. TWO RESIDENTS WERE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN AND UNDER INVESTIGATION AS OF 12/8/2021. AS OF 12/8, WE HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED ACCESS TO THE PREMISES SINCE THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AS OF 12/23 WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED ACCESS. FOR QUESTION A4, THE TIME AN INCIDENT CRITERIA WAS MET IS ESTIMATED. THE EXACT TIMELINE FOR FIRE AND DISTURBANCE IS NOT FULLY DIFFERENTIATED. FURTHERMORE, AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, IT IS STILL NOT KNOWN WHERE THE INCIDENT INITIATED AND WHETHER IT OCCURRED ON CUSTOMER-OWNED OR COMPANY-OWNED PIPING OR EQUIPMENT FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. FOR QUESTION E3B, INFORMATION IS FOR SERVICE PIPING.