# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-078

**Citation:** P-80-078  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1981-02-26  
**Published:** 1981-02-26

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTALL NEW PIPELINE IDENTIFICATION LABELS ON PERMANENT MARKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 49 CFR 195.410 (A)(2).

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-80-078.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.: INSTALL NEW PIPELINE IDENTIFICATION LABELS ON PERMANENT MARKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 49 CFR 195.410 (A)(2).

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1981-02-26

Adopted Date: 1980-12-19

Overall Date Closed: 1983-09-07

Synopsis: ON JANUARY 30, 1980, AN 8-INCH-DIAMETER, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SHELL OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LTD. WAS STRUCK AND RUPTURED BY A BULLDOZER DURING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A NEARBY WATERLINE IN THE SECTOR CANA OF BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN. GASOLINE FROM THE RUPTURE SPRAYED DOWNHILL AND RAN OFF INTO A SMALL CREEK. ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATER, THE GASOLINE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE AND EXPLODED; THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE KILLED ONE PERSON AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED 25 HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTY.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: DCA80MP008

Report Number: PAR-80-06

Addressee Name: Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-09-07

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-11-18

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., LETTER: RECOMMENDATION NOT IMPLEMENTED.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-07-28

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE PIPELINES OF PUERTO RICO (PLPR) LETTER: COMPLYING WITH 49 CFR 195.410(A)(2), THE IDENTIFICATION LABELS WERE REDESIGNED AND INSTALLED ON ALL EXISTING MARKERS.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-05-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-09-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-078>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
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- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-80-078`

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