NTSB Safety Recommendation P-77-020

NTSB safety recommendation P-77-020.

IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO PATROL ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AS FREQUENTLY AS NECESSARY WHILE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GAS MAIN FAILURE DUE TO SETTLEMENT. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1977-08-16

Adopted Date: 1977-08-15

Overall Date Closed: 1977-11-23

Synopsis: ON JULY 30, 1977, A LOW-ORDER EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY FIRE DESTROYED A HOUSE IN CHEROKEE, ALABAMA. ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE SUFFERED THIRD-DEGREE BURNS, WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND DIED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA77FP028

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: State of Alabama, City of Cherokee, Water and Gas Board

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-11-23

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1977-09-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: CITY OF CHEROKEE LTR: UPON OUR FIRST INSTRUCTIONS TO MONITOR THE GAS SYSTEM CLOSELY TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED OBSERVING THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS SINCE THAT TIME. WE DECIDED TO PUT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ODORANT INTO THE SYSTEM.