From: John Cuccia 

Even if there are master valves that can be turned off at the supplier,
there are still miles of pipe charge with pressurized gas between the valve
and the end user.


On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:51:31 -0500, "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote:

>As to the Gas leaks that are burning, why not simply turn off all the gas in
>NO?  Do they need to keep pressure in the lines to keep the system sort of
>intact (no water)?  It would seem to me, that with the length of time it's
>going to be before any real life resumes in those areas, and the homes are
>rebuilt, they won't NEED the gas flowing, and will have ample time to
>repair/restore the branch circuits.

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