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It took them over 2 hours to shut off the line. I don’t know what a reasonable response time is here, but it seems like taking 2 hours to locate a shut off valv
by jdavis703 8y ago
It took them over 2 hours to shut off the line. I don’t know what a reasonable response time is here, but it seems like taking 2 hours to locate a shut off valve during an emergency is bad... further what happens when the next earthquake strikes? Do we just accept that PG&E will just let the entire city burn?
- calebio 8y agoNot offering an opinion, just some of the things I heard while watching: - CA law requires that any digging near a gas main/asphalt to be done by hand, which required the workers to manually trench out the line to squeeze the pipe/shut it off. - SF has been cold recently, and it was determined that shutting off gas for the wider area would negatively impact the health of nearby residents (more so than the fire). - The fire was contained, but not under control. - The closest shutoff was rumored to be right under/near the gas break/fire.
- sjg007 8y agoCold? Ha! Yeah right. That being said I thought the system had auto shut off valves in the event of an earthquake.