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COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF

gas_distribution Incident — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorCOLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_distribution

Location

CityCOLORADO SPRINGS
StateCO
CountyEL PASO
Coordinates38.92767, -104.83079

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage—
Lost Commodity—
Public/Private Damage—
Emergency Response—
Environmental Remediation—
Other Costs—

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Incident Narrative

THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF UNKNOWN THIRD PARTY DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS EXCAVATION. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A FENCE POST THAT WAS INSTALLED AT AN UNKNOWN DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE FENCE POST WAS INSTALLED THROUGH THE PAVEMENT OR IF PAVEMENT WAS PREEXISTING. THE NUMBER OF EVACUEES CANNOT BE ESTIMATED BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE EVACUATED. WE DO KNOW THAT 36 BUSINESSES WERE EVACUATED FROM THE SCENE. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DID NOT KEEP A RECORD OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EVACUATED. WE HAVE ESTIMATED 1 PERSON PER BUILDING.

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.

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