Last week a natural gas explosion killed at least 4 people, injured many more and destroyed more than 37 homes in a quiet neighborhood of San Bruno, a suburb of San Francisco. Pacific Gas and Electric's 30-inch gas distribution pipe that exploded had been installed underground in 1956, some years before the houses were constructed. PG&E oversees more than 6000 miles of transmission lines in Northern California.
How Safe Are America's Natural-Gas Pipelines?
Credits
Guests:
- David Eisenhauer - Spokesman, PG&E
- Paul Rogers - San Jose Mercury News - @PaulRogersSJMN
- Jim Hall - former Chairman, NTSB
- Carl Weimer - Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust
- Christina Sames - Vice President Operations and Engineering, American Gas Association