Blackening

Closed SoCalGas Storage Field Center of Wildfire Probe

One of the main Southern California wildfires blackening parts of northern Los Angeles County is suspected of being caused by a downed electric transmission line serving the Southern California Gas Co.’s (SoCalGas) largest underground storage facility in the area. The storage operations were shut down Oct. 13 and 50 employees and contract workers evacuated.

October 20, 2008

Wildfire Probe Looks at Closed SoCalGas Storage Field

One of the main Southern California wildfires blackening parts of northern Los Angeles County is suspected of being caused by a downed electric transmission line serving the Southern California Gas Co.’s largest underground storage facility in the area. The storage operations were shut down last Monday and 50 employees and contract workers evacuated (see Daily GPI, Oct. 16).

October 20, 2008