SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Nov. 20, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The initial report is out on a Nov. 6 house explosion that fatally injured a 15-year-old South Jordan boy.
The 3:09 p.m. explosion, at 10593 S. 3210 West, South Jordan, was fueled by a natural gas leak northeast of the property, beneath the 3200 South roadway.
“A natural gas-fueled explosion fatally injured one person and destroyed a home in South Jordan, Utah,” says the report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
“There were no other injuries reported. Several nearby residences were damaged, and families were displaced. The South Jordan Fire Department responded and arrived on scene in about 6 minutes.
“Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) subsidiary, Enbridge Gas Utah, provided natural gas service to the home. Enbridge responded and arrived on scene about 3:45 p.m. and worked continuously to find and isolate the leak; Enbridge isolated the leak about 12:16 p.m. on Nov. 7.”
”After the accident, Enbridge found a leak about 150 feet northeast of the home on a 4-inch diameter Aldyl A natural gas main it owned and operated. The Aldyl A main was manufactured and installed in 1976.”
The line “operated at a pressure of about 45 psig (pound-force per square inch) below the legal maximum allowable operating pressure of 60 psig. Enbridge detected subsurface gas between the main and two neighboring residences, including the accident home and the home immediately to the north. The subsurface gas extended from the main to the backyard and front yard of each home, reaching about 250 feet from the leak. Enbridge also detected gas in the atmosphere of the neighboring home after the accident.”
Preliminary information indicates that none of the five residents reported smelling gas before the explosion and there was not a natural gas alarm in the accident home, the report says.
“The NTSB’s investigation is ongoing. Future investigative activity will focus on Enbridge’s integrity management program, emergency response procedures, public awareness program, and pipeline safety management system, as well as other causal factors.”
The 15-year-old boy who died in the explosion was identified as Logan Hasen, a Bingham High School student, and resident of the home.
