Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View CA.
Shoreline theatre is declared safe
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Inspectors gave the Shoreline Amphitheatre a clean bill of health, and a Whitney Houston concert is expected to go on as scheduled Saturday night, officials said. The Mountain View Fire Department made its conclusion Thursday alter crews dug up and patched 14 pieces of lawn where small fires have been reported in recent weeks. At least one of the fires was fueled by methane gas seeping from rotting garbage under the $20 million outdoor facility, said Fire Chief Hugh Holden. The gas apparently accumulated in trash mixed with clay near the grassy surface at the center of the lawn. The four-foot-thick layer of clay is meant to separate the lawn above from the garbage below. Methane near the surface apparently seeped up and was ignited by matches or cigarettes dropped by concert-goers, investigators said.
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