yeah know, the more I hear about natural gas explosions the more I wonder...what exactly are these pipes made out of?
The reason all the houses in San Bruno blew & burnt, was that there was no way to turn the gs off in a main transmission line, it had to burn itself out..and there is alot of pressure.
but seriously, how can a gas company inspect them?
They are all buried!
And does not rust eat the pipes?
They are certainly not made of ceramic nor stainless steele!
They are made of steele.
They rust.
They are also in earth quake zones, and the earth shifts...the whole thing is scarey.
DH and I both remember how the gas line ran right next to his house & down that hill you can see in the video I posted.
There was signs at that particular place, and an empty lot.
DH's dad talked the city into building a park there, with playground equipment for the neighborhood kids.
But then the pipe ran down the hill to the new neighborhood, and that is where it leaked.
The residents there reported the smell of gas for weeks before the blast occured.
PG&E did not respond during the first 2 weeks..but on the 3rd week the sent a truck out with a guy who nosed around & reportedly found nothing out of order.
Then a few days later: BOOM.
If you smell gas...bug the authorities 24/7 !!!!!!!!!!!!
It could have been alot, I mean ALOT worse, in Seattle!!
The reason all the houses in San Bruno blew & burnt, was that there was no way to turn the gs off in a main transmission line, it had to burn itself out..and there is alot of pressure.
but seriously, how can a gas company inspect them?
They are all buried!
And does not rust eat the pipes?
They are certainly not made of ceramic nor stainless steele!
They are made of steele.
They rust.
They are also in earth quake zones, and the earth shifts...the whole thing is scarey.
DH and I both remember how the gas line ran right next to his house & down that hill you can see in the video I posted.
There was signs at that particular place, and an empty lot.
DH's dad talked the city into building a park there, with playground equipment for the neighborhood kids.
But then the pipe ran down the hill to the new neighborhood, and that is where it leaked.
The residents there reported the smell of gas for weeks before the blast occured.
PG&E did not respond during the first 2 weeks..but on the 3rd week the sent a truck out with a guy who nosed around & reportedly found nothing out of order.
Then a few days later: BOOM.
If you smell gas...bug the authorities 24/7 !!!!!!!!!!!!
It could have been alot, I mean ALOT worse, in Seattle!!
