A one-mile stretch was being tested as part of PG&E's effort to assure that its gas system is safe...So, what did they find out?
a) Testing with air pressure instead of gas is less destructive, and b) there's a problem near Weedpatch. Wherever that is. A state would be nice.
Upshot is that no-one died, the gas company completed their tests and repairs are probably underway.
Beats the heck out of a live test in January.
/johnny