Summary of the PG&E case
First of all, it is essential to refer to the background of the disaster, which has taken its place in 2010 (Sept. 9) – when fatal natural gas pipeline explosion occurred in the Bay Area city of San Bruno. While the disaster has occurred in the evening (6:11 pm PDT), the major part of local population has already arrived to their residences and were engaged into the home routine actions. The steel natural gas pipeline of the following size parameters (76 cm in diameter), which belonged to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has exploded into flames. Initial considerations of people, inhabiting ...