SAN BRUNO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement yesterday (Oct. 14) on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announcing expert panelists to review the San Bruno explosion and the safety of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s natural gas transmission lines and make recommendations on where improvements can be made:
“What happened in San Bruno was a terrible tragedy that must be prevented from ever happening again. The people deserve answers to the many questions that are still unanswered, and this panel of experts will be instrumental in finding those answers. They must leave no stone unturned in conducting their review to pinpoint exactly what went wrong and what could have been done differently.”