ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP

Incident Narrative

RG&E WAS NOTIFIED BY 911 ABOUT AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON NOEL DR. IN GATES, NY AND DISPATCHED PERSONNEL TO RESPOND IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PROCEDURES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH RG&E CONTROL ROOM NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES, THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON 12/9/2020 AT 22:59 (REPORT #1293962). A FOLLOW UP CALL TO THE NRC FOR THE REQUIRED 24 HOUR UPDATE WAS ASSIGNED REPORT #1294363. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT AND THE STRUCTURE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS DEEMED THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED FROM A NATURAL GAS LEAK WITHIN THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE COMPANY WAS NOT AT FAULT RG&E PERFORMED A LEAK SURVEY IN PROXIMITY TO THE INCIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY O&M PROCEDURES AND NO UNDERGROUND LEAKS WERE IDENTIFIED. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ODOR COMPLAINTS OR LEAKS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE SURVEYS IN THE VICINITY OF THE INCIDENT PRIOR TO DECEMBER 9, 2020. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN ENGINEER - INVESTIGATOR IN THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DIVISION, THE CAUSE IS BEING CHANGED TO: NEARBY INDUSTRIAL, MAN-MADE, OR OTHER FIRE/EXPLOSION AS PRIMARY CAUSE OF INCIDENT. THE ACTIONS THAT LED TO THE INCIDENT WERE NOT DONE WITH CRIMINAL INTENT.