DOMINION ENERGY OHIO

Incident Narrative

ON MAY 23, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM A FIRE OCCURRED AT 1230 HUNTERS LAKE DRIVE, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44221. THIS FIRE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO SEVERAL APARTMENTS AT THE PROPERTY AND AN ESTIMATED $100,000 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS ON HOUSELINE PIPING DOWNSTREAM OF THE OUTSIDE METER SETTING. THE RELEASE OF GAS RESULTED FROM A DOMINION ENERGY OHIO GAS METER BEING STRUCK BY A RIDING MOWER. FORCE FROM THIS IMPACT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE HOUSELINE PIPING LOCATED WITHIN THE BUILDING AND THE RESULTING GAS LEAK CAUSED THE FIRE. DOMINION ENERGY OHIO WOULD NOTE THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL SITUATION IN THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT CALLED INTO THE ORIGINAL SITUATION BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THUS DID NOT GAIN FIRSTHAND AWARENESS OF EITHER THE UPSTREAM DAMAGE OR THE CAUSE OF THE DOWNSTREAM RELEASE, BUT WAS ONLY APPRISED OF THE SITUATION AND CONCLUSIONS SECONDHAND AND AFTER THE FACT BY THE PUCO ON MAY 29, 2019. DOMINION ENERGY OHIO DID NOT INITIALLY AGREE THAT THIS EVENT MET THE DEFINITION OF A REPORTABLE INCIDENT. ON AUGUST 6, 2019, THE PUCO ISSUED A LETTER OF NON-COMPLIANCE STATING THIS EVENT IS A REPORTABLE INCIDENT BY DEFINITION AND PHMSA INTERPRETATION. AS PART OF CORRECTING THIS REPORTING ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY THE PUCO, AND IN RESPONSE TO THE NON-COMPLIANCE LETTER, THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS BEING FILED.