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Methane Burn-off Creates Huge ‘Ball Of Fire’ That Worries Westchester Residents

CBSLosAngeles.com -- A methane gas burn-off near Los Angeles International Airport created what appeared to be a “ball of fire” in the area.

A large plume of smoke and flames could been seen shooting hundreds of feet into the air around noon Sunday near the 6300 block of West 84th Street, prompting fear in nearby residents.

Several residents recorded the burn-off on cell phone video and submitted it to CBS’ Street Team.

Sunday evening SoCalGas released a statement about the fireball. “An unplanned release of natural gas occurred during normal operations of injecting gas into the storage field at SoCalGas’ Playa del Rey storage facility. A relief vent properly performed its function by releasing natural gas. Upon release, the gas temporarily ignited, causing a loud noise, ...(VIDEO)

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Submitted Jan 07, 2013 By: NOTSOGRN

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confetti Veteran Author Tampa Posts:354 Points:363,040 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 3:49:35 AM Ignore confetti Report Abuse Are you sure it's not Ellis Wyatt's torch? lol
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,095 Points:1,623,180 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 12:08:33 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse OOPS it just "temporarily" ignited. Not part of the safety plan though. Was a SoCalGas employee lighting up at the time? Who would like to see that fire ball when flying in or out of LAX? ]\\
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,355 Points:1,243,325 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 8:17:41 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Do these guys really know what they're doing?
K9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,690 Points:544,955 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 12:16:23 PM Ignore K9LO Report Abuse Its like fireworks
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skinsfan125 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,557 Points:283,250 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 12:06:35 PM Ignore skinsfan125 Report Abuse I cant think of a better place to create a giant fireball than near an airport. Nice and bright for incoming flights.
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FusionCa All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:792 Points:548,935 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 10:51:18 AM Ignore FusionCa Report Abuse The Truth?
mahkokhan All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:652 Points:108,895 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 10:17:46 AM Ignore mahkokhan Report Abuse suspicious activities, what really happened?
7SPEEDY7 Champion Author Flint Posts:1,296 Points:606,650 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 10:07:32 AM Ignore 7SPEEDY7 Report Abuse Come on........
BudsterMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,714 Points:704,135 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 10:07:22 AM Ignore BudsterMO Report Abuse Hmmm.
sagnat Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,159 Points:309,235 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 10:01:20 AM Ignore sagnat Report Abuse somehow this will be used as justification for jacking gasoline prices higher.
nozzle46 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:6,695 Points:1,473,050 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:58:23 AM Ignore nozzle46 Report Abuse Surprise, methane burns.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:711,180 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:58:08 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse The company’s communications manager, Javier Mendoza, added, “We apologize to our neighbors and the public for any concern this may have caused. The safety of our customers employees, and the communities we serve is a top priority for SoCalGas.” Javier is a real comedian.
BillHeatherL Champion Author Alberta Posts:7,648 Points:1,925,605 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:55:07 AM Ignore BillHeatherL Report Abuse will this cause gas prices to go up
Chinto12 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,031 Points:409,860 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:52:17 AM Ignore Chinto12 Report Abuse New California Proposition to vote on - No Fireballing
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BigOyl All-Star Author Wichita Posts:892 Points:351,005 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:49:32 AM Ignore BigOyl Report Abuse EXACLY Don! LOL! There SOOO MUCH NG hovering over the DC area, that you'd think it would be on fire 24/7?!!!
Hangnail309 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:6,029 Points:1,678,155 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:49:09 AM Ignore Hangnail309 Report Abuse will this affect the price of gas or oil?
doncNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,526 Points:1,506,070 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:48:36 AM Ignore doncNJ Report Abuse I am surprised that we have not had many of these burn offs in Washington DC.
paulp24 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:4,547 Points:823,300 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:47:32 AM Ignore paulp24 Report Abuse Better than the whole place blowing up
gilfarm Champion Author Alabama Posts:6,801 Points:1,949,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:47:27 AM Ignore gilfarm Report Abuse Free Fireworks!
WE0H Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,534 Points:481,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:46:37 AM Ignore WE0H Report Abuse Cover up story for some failure that happened... Now watch the speculators go at this and jack up the Natural gas prices.
leraar2 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,764 Points:787,680 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:46:35 AM Ignore leraar2 Report Abuse and nothing EVER goes wrong, right???
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,467 Points:696,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:46:02 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse Free fire works!
ILANGE9 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,620 Points:1,598,175 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:45:46 AM Ignore ILANGE9 Report Abuse I agree with RNCII but this article has nothing to do with gas prices I pay at the pump. [Edited by: ILANGE9 at 1/7/2013 9:46:20 AM EST]
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#12#_vabchusa All-Star Author Virginia Posts:767 Points:92,770 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:41:53 AM Ignore #12#_vabchusa Report Abuse Why can't they use the natural gas rather than burn it off?
cwashi3324 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,807 Points:574,265 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:41:30 AM Ignore cwashi3324 Report Abuse I'd like to see that!
jayrad1957 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:19,656 Points:1,598,465 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:40:54 AM Ignore jayrad1957 Report Abuse Better than an explosion at the plant.
txequitygas All-Star Author Houston Posts:798 Points:156,990 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:40:42 AM Ignore txequitygas Report Abuse passing gas in California... They can find a use for it? No wonder folk there have the highest cost in the country..
LQQKGAS Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,670 Points:1,196,910 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:39:32 AM Ignore LQQKGAS Report Abuse Recycle and warm up the inside of a building, or generate some electricity with the wasted gas from the burnoff ripoff.
36IHBinder Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,963 Points:644,065 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:39:13 AM Ignore 36IHBinder Report Abuse I would worry also
EnviroChemist All-Star Author Oklahoma Posts:729 Points:210,085 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:38:42 AM Ignore EnviroChemist Report Abuse Company lost some money but, no harm no foul.
bra0712 Champion Author Arizona Posts:3,665 Points:769,320 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:38:07 AM Ignore bra0712 Report Abuse Awesome
MacDad614 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,033 Points:1,177,030 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:37:50 AM Ignore MacDad614 Report Abuse "A large plume ..." vs 'Ball Of Fire' ???
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ovillaone All-Star Author Dallas Posts:790 Points:179,405 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:37:18 AM Ignore ovillaone Report Abuse just another California BBQ
bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,429 Points:584,580 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:36:54 AM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse We've all created a loud noise from time to time.
Gary9696 Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,119 Points:229,730 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:36:35 AM Ignore Gary9696 Report Abuse Downplay with a spin.
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,400 Points:1,034,365 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:36:25 AM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse Government has people scared of too many Boogiemen these days. Lets write another Unless Law to prohibit Methane Burn-off unless the Population is Properly Informed?????? Oh??? Wait a Minuet, that means maybe an Explosion Occurs instead of a burn off. That may not be a good thing?? Guess we should waste Tax Payer Money to form an Investigative Task Force to Investigate the Situation??? Or.... How about we realize things worked as they were suppose to and forget about it!!!!!
jalan25 Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:2,345 Points:571,920 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 9:36:08 AM Ignore jalan25 Report Abuse That would get your attention