Despite two underground explosions in San Francisco in less than three months, experts say that underground power distribution is safer than above ground wires. Here's why.

PG&E described what happened Saturday night as an underground equipment failure that firefighters say led to an explosion and fire

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  • SomeKindaNameEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Ah yes, because safe things are known to explode every now and then.

    • cowpowered@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      [Senator Collins] Well, I’m not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.

      [Interviewer] Why?

      [Senator Collins] Well, some of them are built so they don’t explode at all.