SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.92973, -99.74148 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 ON 12/27/2013 SSCGP GAS CONTROL BEGAN RECEIVING ALARMS FOR AC POWER, WATER TANK LEVEL, AND STATION FUEL AT THE OGALLAH COMPRESSOR STATION. AT THIS TIME OPERATIONS WAS CALLED AND GAVE AND ETA OF 30 MINUTES TO ARRIVE ON SCENE. THE ESD ALARM CAME INTO GAS CONTROL AT 19:52. OPERATIONS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 20:01 AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOILER ROOM WINDOWS, AT THIS TIME THE ESD VALVE WAS PULLED (STATION WAS ALREADY IN AN ESD STATE). OPERATIONS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 20:08 AND THEN ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS AND GAS CONTROL TO CONFIRM THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 20:25 AND BEGAN APPLYING FOAM TO THE FIRE. BY 20:54 THE FIRE WAS STILL BURNING BUT CONTAINED. OPERATIONS CALLED AT 22:20 ON 12/27/2013 NOTING THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE HOT SPOTS. AN INVESTIGATION BEEN DONE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE AUXILIARY ROOM. THE ENGINE, WHICH IS SEPERATED BY A FIREWALL FROM THE AUXILARY ROM, WAS NOT DAMAGED BY THE FIRE.
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.