NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-039

NTSB safety recommendation P-80-039.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY OF CORDELE GAS DEPARTMENT: IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISH GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM MAPS AND RECORDS TO INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AND MAINTAIN ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE GAS SYSTEMS OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1980-06-04

Adopted Date: 1980-05-29

Overall Date Closed: 1983-03-08

Synopsis: ON FEBRUARY 21, 1980, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED FOUR STORES IN A SHOPPING COMPLEX AND SEVERELY DAMAGED AN ADJOINING RESTAURANT IN CORDELE, GEORGIA. OF THE EIGHT PERSONS WHO WERE INJURED, THREE DIED LATER AS A RESULT OF THEIR INJURIES. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: PLD80XR001

Report Number: PAR-80-05

Addressee Name: State of Georgia, City of Cordele

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1983-03-08

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1982-10-13

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: CITY MANAGER OF CORDELE, GEORGIA, LETTER: FOR YOUR RECORDS, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN YOUR LETTERS OF JUNE 4, 1980, AND OCTOBER 5, 1982, HAVE BEEN REITERATED TO OUR PERSONNEL AND ALSO SUCH ITEMS AS CUSTOMER PROGRAMS FOR NATURAL GAS ODOR RECOGNITION ARE IN EFFECT; A SAMPLE OF BROCHURE WHICH WE MAIL OUT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH GAS SEASON IS ATTACHED. AS TO OUR ODORIZATION EQUIPMENT, A NEW UNIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND PROPERLY CALIBRATED AND IS NOW IN OPERATION. YOU MAY BE SURE THAT IT IS OUR INTENT TO CONTINUE PROPER SURVEILLANCE AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE VISITS MADE TO US BY YOUR LOCAL OFFICE TO REASSESS OUR OPERATIONS WHENEVER THEY DEEM IT NECESSARY.

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1983-01-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: CITY MANAGER OF CITY OF CORDELE, GEORGIA, LETTER: OUR GAS DEPARTMENT MOBILE UNITS HAVE IN THESE VEHICLES A COMPLETE SET OF MAPS SHOWING THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF OUR GAS SYSTEM. IN THE GAS SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, THERE IS ALSO AN ENLARGEMENT, APPROXIMATELY 8' X 8', WHICH OCCUPIES MOST ALL OF ONE WALL SO THAT A QUICK LOOK GIVES A COMPLETE PORTRAIT OF THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF PIPING, VALVES, ETC. AT THIS LOCATION, THERE IS ALSO A 4-DRAWER FILE CABINET AND ALL RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED HERE.

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1982-10-05

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1983-01-04

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: L-Local Government

Communication Date: 1983-03-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence