PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO

Incident Narrative

PG&E WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT A VEHICLE IMPACT INCIDENT AND FIRE AT 1522 HOURS ON JUNE 25, 2015. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 8239 DON AVENUE IN STOCKTON. THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A FENCE, STRUCK THE METER SET AND SERVICE RISER, CAUSING AN UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS AND IGNITION. THIS METER DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL METER PROTECTION. PG&E GAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 1541 HOURS. ACCORDING TO STOCKTON POLICE, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES (I.E., SCRAPES, BRUISES, ETC.) DUE TO THE VEHICLE IMPACT THAT DID NOT RESULT IN IN-PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION. GAS WAS SHUT IN AT 1647 HOURS BY EXCAVATING AND SQUEEZING THE PLASTIC SERVICE LINE. THE SERVICE LINE WAS CUT OFF BELOW GROUND, AT THE POINT WHERE IT BRANCHES OFF FROM THE ADJACENT SERVICE LINE. FOUR CUSTOMERS (TWO DUPLEX BUILDINGS) LOST GAS SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. TWO CUSTOMERS HAD GAS SERVICE RESTORED BY 1900 HOURS. GAS SERVICE FOR THE TWO CUSTOMERS AT 8239 DON AVENUE WILL BE RESTORED ONCE THE DUPLEX STRUCTURE IS REPAIRED AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CUSTOMERS. FIRE OFFICIALS, POLICE, AMBULANCE (EMT PERSONNEL), AND LOCAL MEDIA (STOCKTON 10 NEWS) WERE OBSERVED ON SCENE. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES REPORTED, AND NO INJURIES DUE TO THE ESCAPING NATURAL GAS. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DOT AND CPUC DUE TO DAMAGES FROM THE FIRE ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $50,000. AFTER THE INCIDENT, A LEAK SURVEY OF PG&E'S GAS FACILITIES WAS PERFORMED AND NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED.