Copper gas riser failure causes explosion
Incident Investigation
Copper gas riser failure causes explosion
July 21, 2020
Gas
Reference Number:
II-1043516-2020 (#18851)
Location: North Vancouver
Regulated industry sector: Gas - Natural gas system
Incident overview
A seamless copper gas riser serving four floors failed, causing an explosion within the ceiling space of one apartment, and in the gas riser and fireplace enclosure of the apartment above. This led to burns to an occupants legs.