NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-035

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-035.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT COLUMBIA GAS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.: INITIATE A MORE INTENSE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GAS CUSTOMER INFORMATION PROGRAM AS TO THE NATURE, CHARACTERISTICS, AND HAZARDS OF NATURAL GAS AND THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN WHEN IT IS ENCOUNTERED.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-08-21

Adopted Date: 1974-08-21

Overall Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Synopsis: On December 2, 1973, an explosion followed by an intense fire killed three persons, injured two others, and destroyed a house on the outskirts of Charleston, W. Va. Fire, fueled by natural gas which had saturated the soil, later rekindled briefly in the ground around the house.

Keywords: Hazmat

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR008

Report Number: PAR-74-04

Addressee Name: NiSource, Inc. (formerly Columbia Gas)

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1976-09-10

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1975-02-14

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LETTER FROM COLUMBIA GAS: THEY WILL USE "GAS SCRATCH CARD" ONCE A YEAR AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING SAFETY AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. ALSO THEY ARE WORKING ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN WHICH GREATER EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON INSTRUCTING THE CUSTOMER AND GENERAL PUBLIC TO CALL IN EMERGENCIES. 2/23/78 - LTR FROM COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION: A SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES OVER THE SEVEN STATES IN WHICH CDC OPERATES DURING 1978. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DIRECTED AT THE PUBLIC-AT-RISK RATHER THAN JUST GAS CUSTOMERS. CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTATION INCOMPLETE.