Overstressed

NTSB Cites Overstressed Weld as Potential Contributor to PG&E Blast

A crack stemming from an overstressed weld on the seam of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) pipeline may have played a part in the deadly explosion last September in San Bruno, CA, according to a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.

January 31, 2011

NTSB Cites Overstressed Weld as Potential Contributor to PG&E Blast

A crack stemming from an overstressed weld on the seam of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) pipeline may have played a part in the deadly explosion last September in San Bruno, CA, according to a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.

January 25, 2011