Not 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 r

Not 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.