Gas Leak in Garberville Caused by Vandalism

Humboldt house Inn from their website

Humboldt House Inn from their website.

Early this morning, occupants of the Humboldt House Inn in Garberville were awakened by a fire alarm. Many of them flooded into the parking lot. The smell of gas had alerted the staff to a problem. It was soon discovered that a regulator at the inn was broken.

“We got a call about 4:25 a.m.,” said Kirk Chaney, regional operations manager at Blue Star Gas. “Somebody had vandalized a regulator…Gas continued to spew. We were able to isolate and shut it down fairly quickly….by 4:35 a.m.”

Humboldt House Inn was the only property affected by the vandalism.

A new regulator was quickly installed. “The main time was spent relighting the hot water boilers,” Chaney explained. “These are commercial grade water heaters.” Hot water wasn’t restored until after 6 a.m., he said.

 

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Close Call
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Close Call
7 years ago

I just saw a photo of a tattoo shop in Portland, OR that was leveled by a gas leak explosion. It blew the building to pieces. Lucky nothing bad happened at the hotel.

J
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J
7 years ago
Reply to  Close Call

Damn, that was lucky with all those people in there. Its often a full house this time of year. So glad everyone ok!

Crime stopper
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Crime stopper
7 years ago

Nocturnal elf-nomes addicted to propane have returned to roost

Life is Good
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Life is Good
7 years ago

The Garberville ‘walking dead’ at it again.

Tiffany
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Tiffany
7 years ago
Reply to  Life is Good

I totally refer to them as walkers myself.

Jeez
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Jeez
7 years ago

Someone needed a part for their meth cooking at the other hotels in town.

1985
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7 years ago

Close Call u are so right. WTF is with people these days. Spoutn off like its nothing. Walking Dead. wow unreal. Someone did this for a reason. knowing what could of happen. if not then what. No mention into investigation?????
WHO WAS A GUEST AT THE HOTEL!!!!! Think about that!!

Truth
Guest
7 years ago

Security camera footage? Attempted murder really should be investigated. Probably too far away for HCS to investigate…

moocow
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7 years ago

Darned kids! When they can’t afford Whippets they break gas regulators and sniff the gas! Unbelievable – why, when I was knee high to a grasshopper we were perfectly happy sniffing gasoline – no need to vandalize the local facilities…. ;*p

Taurus Balzhoff
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Taurus Balzhoff
7 years ago

It is really a shame this horrible place of lodging (read 24/7 drug supermarket) did not burn to the ground after being evacuated. Hey Garberville, no thinking person would stay in that wreck of a motel strip! Try the orange fence treatment you love so much!