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a powerful gas explosion razed a residential neighborhood in hayward, Californiasix injured People and complete destruction of at least one property.
Dramatic video footage captured the moment Home destroyed, causing wood and debris to thicken into the air and fly away smoke passed across san francisco bay area City.
Brittany Maldonado, who lives across from the affected property and provided doorbell camera footage, described the horror. Experience“We were sitting in the house and everything shook. Stuff fell off the walls and when we looked at the camera it felt like you were watching a war video.”
Fire officials confirmed that six people were taken hospitalHowever, the extent of their injuries and whether they were residents or construction workers is unknown, according to officials. According to police, two houses were most affected by the blast, with another building also burnt down.
A spokesperson for Pacific Gas & Electric Company said a construction crew damaged an underground gas line around 7:35 a.m. The company said it was not their employees.
PG&E said utility workers isolated the damaged line and shut off the flow of gas at 9:25 a.m. According to camera footage, an explosion occurred shortly afterward.
Doorbell footage showed an excavator digging in front of the house moments before the massive explosion, which instantly blew out walls and the roof. Onlookers appeared stunned before rushing to the debris to search for victims, and as police arrived at the scene, the sounds of emergency sirens could be heard in the distance, while flames began to spread across the site of the collapsed building.
As soon as the flames started spreading from the demolished structure, the police immediately reached the spot.
At least eight fire engines and two fire trucks responded to the three-alarm fire.