California Pipe Line Explosion Injury Attorneys

At least four people are dead, many are missing, perhaps hundreds injured, and extensive damage to property has occurred because a Pacific Gas & Electric natural gas pipeline erupted in San Bruno, California on Thursday, September 9, 2010.  The compromised 30-inch steel natural gas pipeline caused a devastating explosion and 60-foot high fireball, leaving an entire neighborhood apocalyptic.  This should not have happened.
 
The National Transportation Safety Board, with PG&E and local authorities, are investigating the cause.  Residents of the Crestmoor neighborhood reported a strong odor of natural gas in the area prior to the explosion.  The 30-inch natural gas line was almost 60+ years old.

While firefighters continue to work tirelessly to contain the flames, the California Pacific Utilities Commission, with PG&E and local authorities, have begun the investigation into the cause. PG&E confirmed Friday that local residents did report the strong odor of gas in the area prior the explosion.

Unfortunately, the San Francisco Bay Area is all too familiar with catastrophic explosion and fire incidents. As recently as 2004, a fuel pipeline explosion rocked the east bay and Walnut Creek, killing four. In 1991, a devastating fire ripped through the Oakland hills, fueled by overgrown and improperly maintained trees. It killed 25, injured more than hundred others, and destroyed countless homes.

The explosion and fire attorneys of Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP represented catastrophically injured plaintiffs in both the Walnut Creek explosion case and the Oakland firestorm case. The knowledge and resources of the San Francisco Bay Area fire injury attorneys at Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP in such cases resulted in highly favorable resolutions in both instances. Full and fair compensation was obtained for the victims.

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The law offices of Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP has extensive experience representing victims, and the families of those wrongfully killed, against PG&E and other public utilities. Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP has the skills, knowledge, experts, and financial resources necessary to represent San Bruno explosion and fire victims. If you or someone you know has been injured or has property damage from the San Bruno explosion and fire, contact Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP at 415-421-7995 or Toll-Free 888-745-2988.

Below is a sample of major burn and explosion cases successfully handled by the law offices of Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP resulting in full and fair compensation to victims:

• The Walnut Creek Explosion and Fire: The 2004 gas explosion that happened in Walnut Creek and caused several deaths and serious personal injuries. An excavation crew contacted an underground gas line and that resulted in a major explosion and fireball.
• Bayview Industrial Park Explosion: This was an explosion and fire in the Bayview District of San Francisco in the 1980s. An illegal fireworks factory started an explosion that literally blew the roof off of a major warehouse resulting a substantial loss of property and businesses. The attorneys of Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP represented several of those businesses.
• Oakland Hills Fire: Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP represented victims of the fire who were seriously burned trying to escape form this major wildland urban interface fire. They were caught on Charing Cross Road due to inadequate egress routes provided by the City of Oakland. The fire was allowed to progress due to the negligence of the owners of the Parkwoods Apartments who ignored a required landscape plan calling for the removal of highly flammable Eucalyptus trees.
• Hunters Point Fire: Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP represented the heirs of two residents who died in the fire. This fire was caused by the absence of proper smoke detectors in public housing. Polyurethane foam in furnishings was also a cause of the acceleration of this fire and the toxic gases that contributed to the deaths.
• Cathedral Hill Hotel fire: The attorneys of Abramson Smith Waldsmith, LLP represented a seriously injured smoke inhalation victim who was exposed to toxic gases from the furnishings (polyurethane foam), the wall coverings and the floor coverings. The fire allegedly was started by a Christmas tree.