Looking at L.A.'s gas pipes

With fears Los Angeles could be vulnerable to a natural gas pipeline explosion similar to the one that killed four people and destroyed 56 homes in San Bruno earlier this month, local officials called Tuesday for updating local emergency and evacuation plans.Daily News.

Council members Bill Rosendahl and Janice Hahn pressed officials from city agencies, Southern California Gas Co., and state officials on how much information is available to the public on the locations of pipes and steps the public can take in an emergency.

"It is not a question of if, but when something will happen," Rosendahl said. "We need to make sure the public knows what the danger is and what they should do."