PG&E goes door-to-door to restore natural gas services
Hundreds of customers still waiting for service
PG&E goes door-to-door to restore natural gas services
Hundreds of customers still waiting for service
WEBVTT ORE IT FROM FELIX CORTEZ.FELI POWER OUTAGES FAR MORECOMMON THAN A GAS OUTAGE, BUTTHIS EVENT TRIGGERED AN ALL OUTRESPONSE AS PGE'S BLUE TRUCKSROLLED INTO NEIGHBORHOODS.>> HI, PG&E.FELIX: PGE CREWS FROM AS FARAWAY AS THE BAY AREA, POUREDINTO MONTEREY COUNTYNEIGHBORHOODS GOING DOOR TO, DOOR, RESTORING GAS SERVICE TONEARLY 2000 CUSTOMERS.I REALLY DID NOT NOTICE UNTILMY WIFE GOT UP FOR WORK AND HETOLD ME THAT THE WATER WASRUNNING COLD.- SHE TOLD ME THE WATER WASRUNNING COLD.>> THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE INEEDED SOME HEAT IN THE HOUSEAND NO WATER.I THOUGHT, WHAT IS GOING ON.BAD DAY.FELIX: GAS PILOTS HAD TO BERELIT AND IN SOME CASES LINESPERCHED.>> I RESET THE MAIN HEATER ANDALSO THE WATER HEATER.BUT I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THEONE OF STAIRS.FELI AT ITS PEAK, MORE THAN1800 PGE CUSTOMERS IN MONTEREYCOUNTY LOST GAS THURSDAYMORNING, AFTER AIR SEEPED INTOMAIN SUPPLY LINE.>> PG&E NOT DOING SO WELL INCALIFORNIA.REPORTER: PGE OFTEN CRITICIZEDFOR NOT MAINTAINING IT'S SYSTEM,WAS DOING PLANNED MAINTENANCE ATA HOLLISTER FACILITY, REPLACINGVALVES WHEN AIR GOT INTO THE GASLINE THAT SUPPLIES MONTEREYCOUNTY.A MISHAP THAT RARELY HAPPENSACCORDING TO A PGE SPOKESWOMAN, >> THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK THATNEEDED TO BE DONE.WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY VENT THEGAS THAT WITHIN THE SYSTEM.OUR PRIORITY IS WE NEED TORESTORE GAS SERVICE TO OURCUSTOMERS.FELIX: NO TIME FRAME FORCOMPLETELY RESTORING GAS TOCUSTOMERS, BUT PGE WORKINGAROUND THE CLOCK TO RESTORE NOTONLY THE GAS, BUT POWER ON THEPENINSULA AS WELL.DAN: IF YOU DON'T HAVE GAS, YOUSHOULD CALL P.G.&E, IF YOU HAVEALREAD RELIT YOUR PILOT LIGHT,P.G.&E WOULD STILL LIKE YOU TOCALL THEM SO THEY CAN COME OUT
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PG&E goes door-to-door to restore natural gas services
Hundreds of customers still waiting for service
Hundreds of customers still waiting for service
Hundreds of customers still waiting for service
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