[californiadisasters] San Bruno Disaster May be Focus of Federal Hearing

San Bruno disaster may be focus of federal hearing

Justin Berton, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer

San Francisco Chronicle December 20, 2010 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Federal investigators seeking the cause of a deadly natural gas pipeline fire in San Bruno said Sunday that they may subpoena witnesses to testify at a hearing early next year in Washington, D.C., due to the intense interest in the disaster and the safety issues it raised.

The National Transportation Safety Board has held public hearings 12 times in the past five years, including in the case of the Cosco Busan, a container ship that hit the Bay Bridge in November 2007, spilling 53,000 gallons of oil.

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