Event extract
Event Number
180321-04
Incident
Notification
Electricity
Notification type
Electrical Fire
Energy (gas) type
12:00 15 March 2018
Event type
15:34 21 March 2018
Event (time - date)
15:34 21 March 2018
1982
Notification (time - date)
Direct Contact
Initial action (time - date)
Act
Energy Safety WorkSafe NZ
Notification method
Notifier
ES entry notification from FENZ Smart meter
Notifier organisation
fire
Event summary
(Initial reporting)
Information
Executive summary
Equipment involved
Official
Brand
Equipment type
Smartmeter (Electricity revenue meters)
the
Rating
Model number
Country of manufacture under
Other details
Voltage
230
Victim
Released
No casualty
Property Loss
Damage level
Restricted to the direct vicinity of the equipment
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Property loss
Meter destroyed.
Other losses
Investigation
Investigation type
Incident
Event type
Fire
Investigation Started 22 March 2018
Legal assessment Accidents (Non-notifiable)
Incl. in Reporting
Yes
Lead agency
Energy Safety
Address
S 9(2)(a) Privacy
Environment
Building
Town/City
Nelson
Site type
Domestic
Investigation summary (investigation)
20/3
20/ Sp
S oke to S 9(2)(a)
e to
at Tower ( S 9(2)(a)
Privacy
at Tower ( Privacy
) advised him holding meter for examination
21/3 Spoke to investigator, told him meter is stil in the carton, he wil arrange for a time and venue to examine the
1982
meter. He wil also talk to S 9(2)(a) Privacy (investigator)
26/3 Meter examined with S 9(2)(a) Privacy Corp Risk appears to be internal fault.
31/5 response meter forwarded to Vector no report received from Vector.
1/6 spoke to
Act
S 9(2)(a)
Privacy
he is away until 19 June.
8/6 Spoke to S 9(2)(a)
Privacy
at Tower - has not heard from Vector - EMS.
Causal Factor
Party Factor
Supplier Not
Equipment Factor Malfunction
Applicable
Work Practice
Environment
Not Applicable
Factor
Description of causal factors internal
fault
Information
Summary of Event (Public)
A notification was received from Fire and Emergency of a fire involving a smart meter.
Investigation Outcome (Public)
Official
Energy Safety requested the meter for an examination. The meter was received and examined with an
investigator representing the insurance company. It appeared that an internal fault had caused the fire
the
but the exact cause could not be determined. The meter was sent to the meter supplier for further
examination.
Event Note:
None
under
Released
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