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Natural gas notifiable accidents

[ Last Updated 20 January 2010 ]

This is the 1 natural gas notifiable accident for which the investigation was completed between July and September 2009.

1 - Event summary: The Fire Service reported a gas fired commercial drier in a hospital laundry overheated and clothes caught fire.
Event ID 090706 01
Event date 06/07/2009
Site Commercial
Environment Building
Equipment Laundry dryers
Event Fire, Explosion
Casualty No casualty
Injury No injury
Property damage level Restricted to the direct vicinity of the equipment
Outcome of investigation Dryer failed to turn off. The reason was not determined.
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