NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-036

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-036.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT COLUMBIA GAS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.: INITIATE A THOROUGH SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE AREAS OF ACTIVE CORROSION ON THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS 2-INCH GAS MAIN FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH THE 3-INCH GAS MAIN AT BAKERS FORK AND SIMILIAR PIPES IN ITS SYSTEM. MAKE EXCAVATIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THESE PIPES WHEN INDICATED BY THE SURVEY AND REPLACE OR REPAIR THE PIPE WHERE INDICATED. WHEN FINISHED, PLACE THESE PIPES UNDER ADEQUATE CATHODIC PROTECTION.

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.

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Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable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 HAVE CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL SURVEYS. ARE INSTALLING SACRIFICIAL ANODES. CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTATION INCOMPLETE.