I wanted to discuss the recent gas explosion that occurred in California. The story can be found here and it's pretty basic. A gas pipe burst for some reason that has yet to be determined. The pipe has been shipped to Washington to be examined so the reason the pipe burst can be determined. I think this is a great story that NEEDS more hype. This explosion leveled an entire neighborhood, killed some, and injured many others. Pacific Gas and Electric needs to be hung by the media since there was concern over the pipe in 2007! There were also reports called in that the people smelled gas the day before the explosion. The fact that the pipe still burst is 100% PG&E's fault in my opinion. This is 2010, 3 years after a budget request to replace that pipe and others that were also deemed dangerous. The reason the media needs to continue to hound the gas company is the make sure of two things. 1) The people who lost their home or family members need compensation from the company if the company is found to be at fault (which is highly likely) and 2) to make sure they replace the other dangerous pipes.
The media does have the power to make sure those things occur. They can keep this in the light and make PG&E do those things or lose face in the people's eyes which may get them pressure from the government as well. This incident does matter. There is no reason this should have occurred.
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