CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | CONSUMERS ENERGY CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 44.20095, -85.20736 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:04 CONSUMERS ENERGY GAS CONTROLLER DISPATCHED AN INSTRUMENT MECHANIC TO THE MCBAIN CITY GATE BECAUSE OF ERRATIC READINGS ON THE TRANSMITTERS AT THIS LOCATION. THE MCBAIN CITY GATE IS LOCATED IN MCBAIN, MICHIGAN (MISSAUKEE COUNTY). THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE MCBAIN CITY GATE AT APPROXIMATELY 22:47 AND OBSERVED A FIRE AT/NEAR THE DEHYDRATION UNIT BUILDING. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE FIELD LEADER AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO ISOLATE THE PIPELINE SEGMENT SUPPLYING THE UNIT. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARRIVED AT THE 80-W VALVE SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 23:13 AND THE MECHANICS SIMULTANEOUSLY CLOSED THE VALVES AT 80-W AND MCBAIN CITY GATE TO ISOLATE THE GAS FLOW TO THE DEHYDRATION UNIT. THE FIRE CONTINUED AS THE AS THE PIPELINE DEPRESSURIZED AND THEN WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE MCBAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SCENE AND PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION DETERMINED A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO BE THE CAUSE. CONSUMERS ENERGY ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT FROM STRIKENET
About This Pipeline Incident
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