At 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, Michael Hickey stood outside his front door, staring to the south, where smoke was pouring into the sky like water from a hose.
He knew just what to do.
Within moments, he was driving to the PG&E yard where he works. He called his supervisors, he rallied his co-workers, he picked up his truck and his tools. He waited there for instructions from his superiors, but when none came, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
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The section of pipeline that exploded in San Bruno in September had been inspected regularly for years, and no red flags ever arose, Pacific Gas & Electric officials have said.But experts say the method of inspection PG&E used for that pipeline — and the vast majority of its other lines — is inadequate to detect a whole host of dangers that could have led the pipe to burst.
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