Explosion risk stalls plan to capture and burn gas from Porter Ranch leak

The possibility of a catastrophic explosion prompted state regulators Saturday to delay plans to capture and burn leaking natural gas that has sickened and displaced thousands of residents of Porter Ranch
Mohsen Nazemi, deputy executive officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, whose hearing board was expected to approve the plan at a public meeting in Granada Hills, acknowledged the proposal was “very unusual” and that the idea is now on hold until local fire officials and state and federal regulators, have signed off on it.  http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gas-leak-continues-as-regulators-argue-over-safest-way-to-stop-it-20160116-story.html
Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times by Tony Barboza, Garrett Therolf and Jack Dolan