Rotten-egg stench from 11-week methane gas leak drives THOUSANDS from LA neighborhood as Southern California Gas Co. gives families $7,500 a month to relocate
A well leak at Southern California Gas Co’s Aliso Canyon storage facility caused thousands to flee Porter Ranch, California
California Gov Jerry Brown declared the situation an emergency last week
The leak has cost the utility $50 million so far and is expected to balloon as the company tries a tricky fix to plug the well deep underground
The utility is also shelling out compensation for exasperated residents and fighting dozens of lawsuits
The well been gushing the equivalent of a quarter of the state’s daily output of methane, along with other gases, since it was reported on October 23
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
DAILYMAIL.COM
9 January 2016
A nauseous gas leak in an upscale neighborhood north of Los Angeles has closed schools and forced thousands of families to flee the area.
Neighbors have left in a mass exodus from the invisible threat of the well, at Southern California Gas Co’s Aliso Canyon storage facility, which wafts occasionally, sickening many in its path, as it continues to spew enormous amounts of climate-changing methane.
It has been gushing the equivalent of about a quarter of the state’s daily output of methane, along with other gases, since it was reported on October 23.
California Gov Jerry Brown declared an emergency last week in Porter Ranch for the prolonged blowout that requires the utility to cover the costs and instructs state regulators to protect ratepayers.
The leak, which causes a sulfur-like smell, has cost the utility $50 million so far and is expected to balloon as the company tries a tricky fix to plug the well deep underground, while also shelling out compensation for exasperated residents and fighting dozens of lawsuits.
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