Sep 8, 2011

San Bruno Firefighters Had Little Water to Fight Fire

San Bruno Firefighters Had Little Water to Fight Fire

The first station closest to last year's San Bruno explosion faced a towering inferno with very little water -- only 20 seconds at first -- then searched for water from another source on the grid.

Aug 31, 2011

NTSB: 'Litany of Failures' linked to San Bruno Blast

NTSB: 'Litany of Failures' linked to San Bruno Blast

The National Transportation Safety Board released its scathing report of its investigation of the San Bruno gas explosion. NBC Bay Area's Vicky Nguyen traveled to Washington, D.C. to cover the story.

Sep 8, 2011

NTSB Unanimous in Blame for San Bruno

NTSB Unanimous in Blame for San Bruno

A federal safety panel blamed a series of missteps by PG&E for the largest pipeline accident in a decade, the San Bruno explosion that killed eight people and incinerated a neighborhood.

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Sep 8, 2011

NTSB Faults PG&E for San Bruno

NTSB Faults PG&E for San Bruno

San Bruno hearings show repeated lack of regulation, diligence, upkeep.

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Aug 30, 2011

Live Video: NTSB Unveils Cause

Live Video: NTSB Unveils Cause

Here are the official documents released by the NTSB Tuesday during its San Bruno pipeline explosion hearing in Washington, D.C.  PDF: The chief investigator's opening statement from the NTSB's San...

May 12, 2011

PG&E Pays Disaster's First Responders

PG&E Pays Disaster's First Responders

When the PG&E pipeline under San Bruno exploded Sept. 9, 2010, igniting an entire neighborhood, the emergency responders were there, doing what they could to contain the disaster. While the...

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Mar 17, 2011

CPUC Makes New Demands of PG&E

CPUC Makes New Demands of PG&E

One day after Pacific Gas & Electric submitted records related to operating pressures for its natural gas pipelines running beneath the San Francisco Peninsula to the California Public Utilities Commission...

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Feb 2, 2011

PG&E Releases Pipeline Progress Report

PG&E Releases Pipeline Progress Report

PG&E workers sort through 1.25 million files related to pipeline safety,

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Jan 28, 2011

San Bruno Explosion Hearings Go Public

San Bruno Explosion Hearings Go Public

Regulators, under pressure, agree to a less private investigation.

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Oct 21, 2010

PG&E Sued For Wrongful Conduct

PG&E Sued For Wrongful Conduct

Five families filed separate lawsuits against PG&E Tuesday in connection with the deadly September explosion.

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Scouts Vote to Accept Gay Boys

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