PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO

Incident Narrative

ON JANUARY 12, 2017 AT 0624 HOURS, PG&E WAS NOTIFIED OF A STRUCTURE FIRE AT 2209 S GEORGE WASHINGTON BLVD, YUBA CITY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED BACK AT 0658 ADVISING PG&E OF AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF A RESIDENTIAL HOME. PG&E'S GSR ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 0715 HOURS AND CLOSED THE SERVICE VALVE WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE METER. PG&E CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 0740 HOURS AND SQUEEZED THE 4-INCH PLASTIC MAIN AT 0859 HOURS. GAS SERVICE TO 6 CUSTOMERS WAS IMPACTED. CNG WAS DEPLOYED, AND THE CUSTOMERS THAT WANTED THEIR SERVICE RESTORED WERE COMPLETED BY 2130 HOURS. TWO CUSTOMERS WERE INJURED INSIDE THE HOUSE AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS WAS RELEASED AT 1500 HOURS. THE LEAK SOURCE APPEARED TO BE A BUTT FUSION JOINT SOUTH OF THE SERVICE TEE OF THE AFFECTED HOME. THE SITE WAS MONITORED UNTIL THE AREA WAS MADE SAFE. THE MAIN AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE REPORTED ON-SITE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE CPUC AND DOT DUE TO DAMAGE COSTS EXCEEDING $50,000. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO DOT AT 0845 HOURS (DOT #1168402).