DTE GAS COMPANY
gas_distribution Incident — ECORSE, MI
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | DTE GAS COMPANY |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | ECORSE |
| State | MI |
| County | WAYNE COUNTY |
| Coordinates | 42.24073, -83.14499 |
Cause
| Cause | PIPE, WELD, OR JOINT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JANUARY 14, 2016 AT 05:01 DTE GAS WAS NOTIFIED OF A LEAK COMPLAINT FROM THE ECORSE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF W. JEFFERSON AND SOUTHFIELD ROAD IN ECORSE, MI. THE DTE GAS SERVICE TECHNICIAN TEAM ARRIVED AT 05:19 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE AIR. THE TECHNICIAN BEGAN TO PERFORM HIS OUTSIDE LEAK INVESTIGATION AND FOUND NO COMBUSTIBLE READS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE ECORSE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LEFT THE SCENE. LATER THAT MORNING AT 07:22, DTE GAS WAS NOTIFIED OF AN EXPLOSION AT 4489 W. JEFFERSON WHICH IS A RESTROOM IN DINGELL PARK IN ECORSE, MI. THE DTE GAS SERVICE TECHNICIAN TEAM ARRIVED AT 07:41. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID IDENTIFY COMBUSTIBLE GAS READS NEAR THE RESTROOM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE DISTRIBUTION CREW DISCOVERED COMBUSTIBLE READS IN THE SEWER NEAR 255 WHITE STREET IN ECORSE, MI AND A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK IN THE 6-INCH CAST IRON MAIN NEARBY. THE DISTRIBUTION CREW REPAIRED THE LEAK WITH A REPAIR CLAMP. THIS LEAK MIGRATED TO THE LOCATION OF THE EXPLOSION AT 4489 W. JEFFERSON VIA THE SEWER.
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.