Exploded gas pipeline wasn't on utility's list of risky segments

On September 9th a gas line in San Bruno exploded causing injury to many as well as killing 4 civilians. The segment of pipe that had erupted was not on the Pacific Gas & Electric's top 100 risky pipeline segments even though it had been laid in 1948.

"That segment of pipe?" PG&E president Chris Johns said, referring to the San Bruno segment. "It was not on the top 100 list."

"We were not aware of anything in this particular area that met the criteria of what would have put it on the list," Johns told reporters.

Johns said the list is used for planning purposes and can change.

"In some instances, all we are doing is monitoring that segment," he said.

"The list is in flux. Some items will move up on the list, some items will move down. And this is not unique to us."

Potential threats like these should not be exposed to the public. The Preamble states that it will "provide for the common defense", but clearly if the government was so concerned with the publics safety the gas line would not have exploded.