# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-77-018

**Citation:** P-77-018  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1977-08-16  
**Published:** 1977-08-16

REQUIRE, DURING THE REMAINDER OF ITS SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND ALL FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF ITS CAST-IRON GAS MAINS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. (URGENT)

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-77-018.

REQUIRE, DURING THE REMAINDER OF ITS SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND ALL FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF ITS CAST-IRON GAS MAINS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1977-08-16

Adopted Date: 1977-08-15

Overall Date Closed: 1978-05-04

Synopsis: ON JULY 30, 1977, A LOW-ORDER EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY FIRE DESTROYED A HOUSE IN CHEROKEE, ALABAMA. ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE SUFFERED THIRD-DEGREE BURNS, WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND DIED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA77FP028

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: State of Alabama, City of Cherokee, Water and Gas Board

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1978-05-04

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1977-09-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: CITY OF CHEROKEE LTR: THE CITY OF CHEROKEE HAD RECEIVED GUIDELINES SUCH AS THOSE SUGGESTED BY NTSB FROM ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. THE CITY IMMEDIATELY STARTED THE SUGGESTED MONITORING PROCEDURES. THE CITY WILL REQUIRE THAT THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE CONTRACTOR REDO THE WORK WHERE GAS LINES WERE INVOLVED TO BRING THEM UP TO STANDARD. THE CITY WILL FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ALABAMA PSC WHICH INCLUDE ADHERENCE TO 49 CFR 192.755.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-77-018>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `d60c32f295b54beaf417f941a112bd7f394555ecd5a1a2a68c4e219ae9bc1245`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T20:37:24.597Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-77-018`

### Source metadata

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