San Francisco's gas explosion tragedy! by Barbora Misakova

It was nothing he wouldn’t be used on before! Arnold Schawarzenegger, mostly known for his role of Terminator, got a close look at the site of the massive gas line explosion in a San Francisco suburb. But this time, it was real. His first official stop after a weeklong trade mission in Asia was the San Bruno neighborhood where nearly 40 homes were destroyed and at least four people were killed. Not only people from this suburb credited emergency personnel for what Schwarzenegger termed “quick action”. In front of one of rescued houses were sign saying: “Thank you all firemen and police officers for everything!” The governor Schawarzenegger spok! e to President Barrack Obama and requested a federal disaster declaration. In the meanwhile, federal investigators are examining whether Pacific Gas & Electric workers followed proper emergency procedures after a gas transmission line exploded. Investigation should explain why it took the utility nearly two hours to turn off the gas that fueled last week’s devastating blaze. Tests should also reveal if the explosion was caused by a small leak or a “catastrophic failure”. State and federal lawmakers have called on PG&E to upgrade any other pipelines in heavily populated areas, as many of them can only be closed by hand – what is insufficient especially when tragedy like this one occurs. While people who lost their homes and relatives are crying, California Assemblyman Jerry Hill is drafting a bill that would require the utility to install automatic and remote shut-off valves to minimize future damage. But why are “preventive measures” alwa! ys made when it’s too late?

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