"COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF"
gas_distribution Incident — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — October 3, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 3, 2016 |
| Operator | "COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF" |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | COLORADO SPRINGS |
| State | CO |
| County | EL PASO |
| Coordinates | 38.92767, -104.83079 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | PREVIOUS DAMAGE DUE TO EXCAVATION ACTIVITY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $59,252 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
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.