PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM INC
gas_distribution Incident — EUSTIS, FL — December 4, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 4, 2025 |
| Operator | PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_distribution |
Location
| City | EUSTIS |
| State | FL |
| County | LAKE COUNTY |
| Coordinates | 28.85111, -81.68194 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1 |
| Emergency Response | $1 |
| Other Costs | $1 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025, PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, INC. (PGS) WAS NOTIFIED OF A RUPTURED GAS LINE IN EUSTIS. PGS DOES NOT KNOW THE PRECISE TIME OF THE RUPTURE. HOWEVER, THE EUSTIS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE REPORT AT 9:32 A.M. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED PGS AT 9:43 A.M. PGS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 10:05 A.M. AND SQUEEZED OFF THE MAIN TO STOP GAS FLOW AT 10:48 A.M. THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED NINE MINUTES LATER, AT 10:57 A.M. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL. SHE LATER PASSED AWAY. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE PIPELINE WAS DAMAGED BY AN EXCAVATOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONDUIT FOR ANOTHER UTILITY WITH NO CONNECTION TO PGS. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED UNDER CONCRETE ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING THAT EXPLODED. WHEN THE DAMAGE TO THE GAS MAIN OCCURRED, THE EXCAVATOR WAS DRILLING MORE-OR-LESS PARALLEL TO THE GAS MAIN AND WITHIN THE TOLERANCE ZONE. PEOPLES GAS ACCURATELY MARKED THE FACILITIES ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025, WHICH MARKS REMAINED IN PLACE ON DECEMBER 4. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE DAMAGED MAIN RESIDED AT A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 15-18 INCHES FROM THE
About This Pipeline Incident
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