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Committee asks for comprehensive review of Rancho LPG safety after public concern over aging tanks
Summary
Public commenters and committee members pressed for a fuller risk assessment and historical review of the Rancho LPG facility in San Pedro after recent fires raised public concern, and the Los Angeles Fire Department briefed the Public Safety Committee on the regulatory framework, inspection cadence and enforcement avenues during the March 5 meeting.
Public commenters and committee members pressed for a fuller risk assessment and historical review of the Rancho LPG facility in San Pedro after recent fires raised public concern, and the Los Angeles Fire Department briefed the Public Safety Committee on the regulatory framework, inspection cadence and enforcement avenues during the March 5 meeting.
Janet Gunter, a member of the public, told the committee that “this facility is the most ripe opportunity for disaster,” saying the Rancho LPG site dates to 1973 and warning of catastrophic vaporization risks in a serious incident. Noel Weiss, a public commenter, urged the council to obtain an LAFD report “saying, this is what it's gonna cost to man every week, every month at a minimum,” and asked that the Port or operator pay for mitigation…
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