SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO

Incident Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2017, SOCALGAS BECAME AWARE OF AN EXPLOSION THAT HAD OCCURRED INSIDE AN ELECTRICAL VAULT NEAR 6221 BRYNHURST AVE, LOS ANGELES. THE INITIAL REPORT SHOWED 6426 BRYNHURST AVE, LOS ANGELES. SOCALGAS CREW RESPONDED, INVESTIGATED, AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF GAS. ADDITIONAL GAS FACILITIES WERE SURVEYED, AND GAS INDICATION WAS DETECTED NEAR 6544 BRYNHURST AVE, APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT SITE. THE CREW IDENTIFIED AND REMEDIATED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. NO FURTHER DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS ONGOING. A REPORT WAS MADE TO THE CPUC DUE TO A POTENTIAL RELEASE OF GAS AND MEDIA COVERAGE, AND TO THE DOT DUE TO A POTENTIAL RELEASE OF GAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET AWAY AND ESTIMATED DAMAGE OF $50,000 OR MORE. THE 48-HOUR UPDATE WAS MADE TO THE DOT PER NRC #1189923. FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, CONTACT IK SONG AT (818) 279-5388. UPDATED ON 12/27/2017: UPDATED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ON PART A. UPDATED ON 7/12/2018: UPDATED COST INFORMATION TO DATE ON PART D. UPDATED ON 8/6/2018: UPDATED COST INFORMATION TO DATE ON PART D. UPDATED ON 1/22/2019: INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. UPDATED ON 4/29/2019: NO UPDATES TO YTD COST INFORMATION AND INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ALI MATIN AT (909) 919-0463.