SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO

Incident Narrative

ON JANUARY 7/2016 AT 15:05, SOCALGAS WAS NOTIFIED OF A FIRE AT 10753 SANTA ROSA RD IN CAMARILLO. METER WAS SECURED BY VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CUSTOMER SERVICE PERFORMED A CLOCK TEST THAT SHOWED A 1.5 CFH HOUSELINE LEAK; THE METER WAS BLANKED TO CONFIRM. AN 1813 NOTICE WAS ISSUED AND THE METER WAS LEFT OFF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MSA. PER THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT ARSON INVESTIGATOR, THE FUEL FOR THE FIRE WAS PROPANE STORED IN THE GARAGE; THE IGNITION SOURCE SUSPECTED TO BE THE GARAGE TENANT LIGHTING INCENSE. ONE PERSON, THE GARAGE TENANT, SUFFERED INJURIES. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED. SAMPLING USING A SENSIT G2 WAS NEGATIVE EXCEPT NEAR RISER. MSA WAS SOAPED; NO LEAKS FOUND. CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTED DISTRIBUTION TO FOLLOW UP THE NEXT DAY. THE CUSTOMER HAD THE HOUSELINE LEAK REPAIRED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 15/2016 AND SERVICE WAS RESTORED JANUARY 16/2016 ON JANUARY 8/2016, DISTRIBUTION FOLLOWED UP WITH A BAR PER POLICY AND OBTAINED POSITIVE READINGS BOTH AT THE PROPERTY AND IN SANTA ROSA RD THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RELATED TO A MAIN LEAK. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE LINE TO 10753 SANTA ROSA RD. WAS CUT AND TESTED; NO LEAKS FOUND. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE MAIN LEAK WAS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO DOT AND CPUC DUE TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DISCOVERY OF A GAS LEAK ON THE MAIN. FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, CONTACT KHOA LE AT (626) 893-4536. UPDATED INFORMATION: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED OUT PROPANE INVOLVEMENT. UPDATED 3/3/18: LEAK LOCATION: PIPE WALL, LONGITUDINAL CRACK LEAK CAUSE: EXTERNAL POINT LOAD FROM ROCK IMPINGEMENT, INSTALLATION DEFECT