METHANE DISASTER IN CALIFORNIA UNSTOPPABLE – 20,000 RESIDENTS EVACUATED

from ron johnson:

VIDEO: Efforts to plug Porter Ranch-area gas leak worsened blowout risk, regulators say.

If a blowout occurs, highly flammable gas would vent directly up through the well, known as SS25, rather than dissipating as it does now via the subsurface leak and underground channels.

State officials said a blowout would increase the amount of leaked gas, causing greater environmental damage. That natural gas also creates the risk of a massive fire if ignited by a spark. The risk of fire already is so high that cellphones and watches are banned from the site

California Department of Conservation spokesman Don Drysdale called the possibility of fire “a concern” even without a blowout.

The department is the umbrella agency that oversees the oil and gas regulators responsible for well safety.