# PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS CO — Gas distribution — incident on 1985-02-01

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19850048  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1985-02-01  
**Published:** 1985-02-01

Gas distribution incident in JERSEY CITY, HUDSON County, NJ. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $85,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Gas distribution incident in JERSEY CITY, HUDSON County, NJ. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $85,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19850048.

Operator ID: 15952.

Reported incident date: 19850201.

Cause detail: CIRCUMFERENTIAL BREAK ON A 8" DIAMETER CAST IRON MAIN.PART 3: LEAKING GAS FROM A BROKEN C.I. MAIN APARENTLY ACCUMULTED IN THE BUILDING & WAS IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/7ccf83c5-a778-4c51-ba2d-a9a84e221c7b?download=true&filename=Gas%20Distribution%20Incident%20Data%20-%20mid%201984%20to%20February%202004.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `d88f1848c12cfa51cb394ebffd62a4b9016198d41aa71409bb9e8cc8ec215027`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T19:35:49.660Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-5d4651ad78d05311ef0aba4e`

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