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San Bruno pipeline explosion claims 8th victim

The natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno has claimed an eighth victim, the San Mateo County coroner's office announced Tuesday. James Emil Franco, 58, died Monday morning at UCSF Medical Center, where he was being treated for ...

 

Exploded gas pipeline wasn't on high-risk list

Exploded gas pipeline wasn't on high-risk list

A vintage segment of gas pipeline that exploded earlier this month was not on a list of the Pacific Gas & Electric's top 100 risky pipeline segments, the president of the company said.

 

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 ...

 

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