NTSB: Pacific Gas & Electric at fault in San Bruno blast
Regulatory agencies share the blame
A California utility’s “lax” approach to pipeline safety – coupled with inadquate government oversight – is the probable cause of the devastating 2010 San Bruno, California pipeline accident that killed eight people, injured dozens and destroyed nearly 40 homes, displacing numerous residents.
That’s the finding released today by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which conducted a nearly year-long investigation into the catastrophe that occurred when a pipeline owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric ruptured in a quiet residential neighborhood.