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PG&E had received OK to repair pipeline near San Bruno, but work was never done

PG&E had received OK to repair pipeline near San Bruno, but work was never done

State regulators in 2007 gave Pacific Gas and Electric Co. the go-ahead to spend $5 million of ratepayer money to replace a 62-year-old section of the same pipeline that exploded last week in San Bruno.

 

San Bruno fire drives push to require automatic shutoff valves for pipelines

State and congressional lawmakers moved Tuesday to impose new requirements for automatic or remote-controlled shutoff valves on pipelines after last week's San Bruno natural gas conflagration raged for nearly two hours before the fuel supply could be ...

 

Gas Pipe Ranked 'High Risk' in California Explosion Horror

Gas Pipe Ranked 'High Risk' in California Explosion Horror

As search crews find the remains of more victims in the suburban San Francisco blast that killed at least four and injured dozens, authorities say the gas pipeline that caused the inferno was ranked as high risk.

 

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