{"operation":"document","citation":"P-78-066","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-066","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1978-11-07","effective_on":"1978-11-07","summary":"UPDATE THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO CLOSE SPECIFIC VALVES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND INSTITUTE A PROCEDURE TO ASSURE THAT THE LIST IS UPDATED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. (URGENT)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-066.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-066.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-78-066","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-066","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-78-066.\n\nUPDATE THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO CLOSE SPECIFIC VALVES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND INSTITUTE A PROCEDURE TO ASSURE THAT THE LIST IS UPDATED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. (URGENT)\n\nPriority: CLASS I\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1978-11-07\n\nAdopted Date: 1978-11-06\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1984-05-24\n\nSynopsis: ON AUGUST 4, 1978, PROPANE THAT HAD VAPORIZED AND SPREAD WIDELY FROM A RUPTURED 8-INCH LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE MIDAMERICA PIPELINE SYSTEM WAS IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN A RURAL AREA NEAR DONNELLSON, IOWA. THE INTENSE FIRE KILLED TWO PERSONS AND CRITICALLY BURNED THREE OTHERS AS THEY FLED THEIR HOMES; ONE OF THE CRITICALLY BURNED PERSONS LATER DIED. A FARMHOUSE AND SIX BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED, AND TWO ADJACENT HOMES WERE DAMAGED.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA78MP021\n\nReport Number: PAR-79-01\n\nAddressee Name: Mid-America Pipeline System\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1984-05-24\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1984-05-24\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1156}