# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-016

**Citation:** P-78-016  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1978-04-25  
**Published:** 1978-04-25

INSTRUCT ITS SUPERVISORS IN EACH ZONE TO SCHEDULE THEIR SERVICEMEN SO THAT EMERGENCIES CAN BE HANDLED PROMPTLY AT ALL TIMES. (URGENT)

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-78-016.

INSTRUCT ITS SUPERVISORS IN EACH ZONE TO SCHEDULE THEIR SERVICEMEN SO THAT EMERGENCIES CAN BE HANDLED PROMPTLY AT ALL TIMES. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1978-04-25

Adopted Date: 1978-04-25

Overall Date Closed: 1978-09-28

Synopsis: ON OCTOBER 14, 1977, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED A TWO-FAMILY HOUSE AT 4930 W. CORTEZ STREET IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED, THREE PERSONS WERE INJURED, AND TWO ADJACENT HOUSES WERE DAMAGED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA78FP001

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: Peoples Gas

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1978-09-28

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1978-06-02

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY LTR: PEOPLE'S HAS INSTITUTED MORE FORMALIZED CONTROLS FOR SERVICEMEN LUNCH BREAKS TO INSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IS AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AT ALL TIMES. MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH SERVICEMEN TO REVIEW THESE CONCEPTS. CLERICAL PERSONNEL WHO ACT AS DISPATCHERS WERE REMINDED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEED TO CONTROL THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE AT LUNCH AT A GIVEN TIME.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1978-06-28

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-016>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
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- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-78-016`

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