NTSB Safety Recommendation P-79-009

NTSB safety recommendation P-79-009.

DETERMINE THE CONDITION OF OTHER CATHODICALLY UNPROTECTED PIPE WHICH MAY BE COMPARABLE TO THE FAILED PIPE, AND DEVELOP A SCHEDULE FOR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BASED ON THE FINDINGS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1979-06-11

Adopted Date: 1979-06-01

Overall Date Closed: 1983-03-31

Synopsis: ON JANUARY 16, 1979, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED FIVE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS IN LONDON, KENTUCKY. TWO PERSONS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. FIREFIGHTERS, THE FIRST EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE, EVACUATED THE BUILDINGS. THE LOCAL MANAGER AND A GAS SERVICEMAN FROM THE GAS SERVICE COMPANY, INC., (A SUBSIDIARY OF THE DELTA NATURAL GAS CO., INC.) ARRIVED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE EXPLOSION. TWENTY-FIVE FIRE COMPANIES ASSISTED IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.

Ntsbnumber: PLD79XR001

Report Number: PAR-79-02

Addressee Name: Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-03-31

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-20

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: DELTA NATURAL GAS COMPANY LETTER: ON DECEMBER 13, 1979, WE FILED WITH THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION A COPY OF DELTA'S EVALUATION OF LONDON, KENTUCKY GAS SYSTEM (DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1979). THIS REPORT INCLUDED DETAILS REGARDING SPECIFIC FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND A TIMETABLE. IN ADDITION, QUARTERLY STATUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AS TO OUR STATUS.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1983-03-31

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence