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Calif. plans to fine utility over fatal blast

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[March 17, 2011]  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- State regulators are recommending fines of up to $1 million a day to sanction the California utility under fire for a deadly explosion on a natural gas pipeline outside San Francisco.

HardwareThe California Public Utilities Commission says Pacific Gas & Electric Co. must hand over all key safety records for its transmission lines or face potential fines and other penalties.

The Sept. 9 blast killed eight people and destroyed three dozen homes in San Bruno.

Regulators ordered PG&E to provide detailed safety and engineering records soon after the accident. Tuesday, PG&E provided summary documents, but acknowledged it was missing 8 percent of required safety records.

Among those missing were dozens of pressure tests, including for some sections of the line that blew up in San Bruno.

[Associated Press]

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