The LA Harbor area is home to Rancho LPG LLC, a 40 + year old, 25 Million Gallon butane and propane gas storage facility. This is the largest stored volume of highly explosive gas located in a very densely populated area and hub of international commerce. The stored gas at this facility represents the energy equivalent of over 50 atomic bombs! Brought in during the Nixon administration for his close friend and CEO of the company at that time, the facility was expedited through the permitting processes and exempted from public hearings and many regulations. The operation sits within a LA City Planning documented "Earthquake Rupture Zone" with a magnitude quake potential of 7.3. The facility's 12.5 million gallon tanks are built to a seismic substandard of 5.5-6.0! A "single" tank has a blast radius of impact of over 3 miles! A "cascading failure event" upon the multitude of adjacent flammables increases that range of impact dramatically! Dept. of Homeland Security has confirmed that these tanks are a Tier 1 target of terrorism and a soft target that cannot be protected. The potential for a catastrophic disaster due to its many vulnerabilities are overwhelming in scope. Please sign this petition to support immediate action on this critically important issue BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
I was looking at the screen and just realized how many people actually care about these tanks which is honestly wild because I started this at my kitchen table while worrying about an earthquake. It feels like the momentum is finally shifting away from just being a thought in my head to something people are genuinely talking about now.
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Darlene Zavalney
11 years ago
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If it isn't enough that these tanks are dangerous due to their potential for a terrorist attack or an earthquake event please consider that this company is transporting this highly volital fuel on out dated rail lines in train cars that are not made for such substances and by trucks all through our densely populated neighborhoods. They need to move, now!
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Noel Weiss
11 years ago
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The public is assuming 100% of the risk of loss of an accident. This socializes the loss completely on the back of the public. This allocation must be revised to put more of the risk of loss on Rancho.
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Larry Montoya
11 years ago
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I grew up at 1729 Amelia Avenue in Rolling Hills Highlands. We were among the first families to move into the subdivision, and we attended Taper Avenue Elementary School. I thus have a legacy standing in this issue, and I too want those tanks removed. I do not people killed in any explosion because of them. I do not even want the house that I grew up in destroyed by any resulting conflagration!
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Joseph Lanning
11 years ago
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Locating gigantic tanks teeming with higly flammable liquids just feet from homes and schools is just irrational. Moce them over to Terminal Island,!
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Lonna Calhoun, CEM
11 years ago
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This ifacility poses unacceptable risk. As an emergency manager consultant I know this hazard can only be mitigated by it's removal. It could never be built today and should not be allowed to exist in a densly populated area.
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Marcie Miller
11 years ago
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County Supervisor Hahn was in large part responsible for green lighting this behind closed doors. The Hahn Dynasty STILL receives thousands and thousands of dollars from this facility in return for looking the other way. Our congresswoman had an opportunity in Washington but did NOTHING.
The LA Harbor area is home to Rancho LPG LLC, a 40 + year old, 25 Million Gallon butane and propane gas storage facility. This is the largest stored volume of highly explosive gas located in a very densely populated area and hub of international commerce. The stored gas at this facility represents the energy equivalent of over 50 atomic bombs! Brought in during the Nixon administration for his close friend and CEO of the company at that time, the facility was expedited through the permitting processes and exempted from public hearings and many regulations. The operation sits within a LA City Planning documented "Earthquake Rupture Zone" with a magnitude quake potential of 7.3. The facility's 12.5 million gallon tanks are built to a seismic substandard of 5.5-6.0! A "single" tank has a blast radius of impact of over 3 miles! A "cascading failure event" upon the multitude of adjacent flammables increases that range of impact dramatically! Dept. of Homeland Security has confirmed that these tanks are a Tier 1 target of terrorism and a soft target that cannot be protected. The potential for a catastrophic disaster due to its many vulnerabilities are overwhelming in scope. Please sign this petition to support immediate action on this critically important issue BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
I was looking at the screen and just realized how many people actually care about these tanks which is honestly wild because I started this at my kitchen table while worrying about an earthquake. It feels like the momentum is finally shifting away from just being a thought in my head to something people are genuinely talking about now.
56 Comments
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Darlene Zavalney
11 years ago
Featured
If it isn't enough that these tanks are dangerous due to their potential for a terrorist attack or an earthquake event please consider that this company is transporting this highly volital fuel on out dated rail lines in train cars that are not made for such substances and by trucks all through our densely populated neighborhoods. They need to move, now!
N
Noel Weiss
11 years ago
Featured
The public is assuming 100% of the risk of loss of an accident. This socializes the loss completely on the back of the public. This allocation must be revised to put more of the risk of loss on Rancho.
L
Larry Montoya
11 years ago
Featured
I grew up at 1729 Amelia Avenue in Rolling Hills Highlands. We were among the first families to move into the subdivision, and we attended Taper Avenue Elementary School. I thus have a legacy standing in this issue, and I too want those tanks removed. I do not people killed in any explosion because of them. I do not even want the house that I grew up in destroyed by any resulting conflagration!
J
Joseph Lanning
11 years ago
Featured
Locating gigantic tanks teeming with higly flammable liquids just feet from homes and schools is just irrational. Moce them over to Terminal Island,!
L
Lonna Calhoun, CEM
11 years ago
Featured
This ifacility poses unacceptable risk. As an emergency manager consultant I know this hazard can only be mitigated by it's removal. It could never be built today and should not be allowed to exist in a densly populated area.
M
Marcie Miller
11 years ago
Featured
County Supervisor Hahn was in large part responsible for green lighting this behind closed doors. The Hahn Dynasty STILL receives thousands and thousands of dollars from this facility in return for looking the other way. Our congresswoman had an opportunity in Washington but did NOTHING.
If it isn't enough that these tanks are dangerous due to their potential for a terrorist attack or an earthquake event please consider that this company is transporting this highly volital fuel on out dated rail lines in train cars that are not made for such substances and by trucks all through our densely populated neighborhoods. They need to move, now!