By Bill Lindelof
A federal safety board report released today has determined that a fatal gas explosion in 2008 in Rancho Cordova was due to the use of an inadequate pipe that allowed gas to leak.
The National Transportation Safety Board also said in its 13-page report that a contributing factor in the accident was a nearly three-hour delay in Pacific Gas & Electric getting a crew that was properly trained to the site.
The explosion on Dec. 24, 2008 leveled the home at 10708 Paiute Way, killed Wilbert "Bill" Paana, 72, and sent his granddaughter, Sunny, and daughter Kimberly, 44, to the hospital with burns. Link
