A Devastating Gas Explosion Rocks Hayward Neighborhood, Leaving Six Injured
In a shocking incident, a massive gas explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday morning, leaving at least six people injured. The blast occurred after a construction crew accidentally damaged an underground gas line while working on Lewelling Boulevard.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with reports of buildings engulfed in flames and debris scattered everywhere. One resident, Brittany Maldonado, said she was shaken by the explosion, which felt like "a war video" coming to life. Her doorbell camera footage captured the shocking moment, showing a sudden and violent eruption that sent everything flying.
The Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) company confirmed that the damaged gas line had been reported earlier in the morning, with multiple leaks detected at around 9:25am local time. However, it was only about 10 minutes later that the explosion occurred, at 9:38am.
Firefighters responded quickly to the scene, with multiple engines and trucks racing to battle the inferno. Three buildings were extensively damaged by the fire, while another nearby building suffered "minor to major" damage. The injured victims were taken to hospital, but their condition was not immediately available.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but it appears that a third-party construction crew's careless actions have left a trail of destruction and fear in its wake.
In a shocking incident, a massive gas explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday morning, leaving at least six people injured. The blast occurred after a construction crew accidentally damaged an underground gas line while working on Lewelling Boulevard.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with reports of buildings engulfed in flames and debris scattered everywhere. One resident, Brittany Maldonado, said she was shaken by the explosion, which felt like "a war video" coming to life. Her doorbell camera footage captured the shocking moment, showing a sudden and violent eruption that sent everything flying.
The Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) company confirmed that the damaged gas line had been reported earlier in the morning, with multiple leaks detected at around 9:25am local time. However, it was only about 10 minutes later that the explosion occurred, at 9:38am.
Firefighters responded quickly to the scene, with multiple engines and trucks racing to battle the inferno. Three buildings were extensively damaged by the fire, while another nearby building suffered "minor to major" damage. The injured victims were taken to hospital, but their condition was not immediately available.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but it appears that a third-party construction crew's careless actions have left a trail of destruction and fear in its wake.
just when you think Hayward can't get any more drama, right? Like, seriously though, six people injured and three buildings gone? That's not a drill, folks! I mean, what's next? A earthquake or two for good measure? 
Anyway, gotta give props to the quick response from firefighters - that was fast. Not sure what's more concerning tho, the fact that they were able to respond so quickly or that the construction crew was, you know, being careless with live gas lines 
Guess we'll just have to wait and see how this one unfolds...
this gas explosion thing is just insane, like what were those construction guys even thinking? they're supposed to be fixing infrastructure not destroying entire streets. and now people are injured and buildings are on fire... it's crazy how fast things escalated from a minor leak to a massive explosion. the fact that pg&e was notified earlier but still let it happen is just mind-boggling. i mean, what kind of safety protocols do you have when you're working with gas lines? it's just so frustrating and disheartening at the same time. 
... meanwhile, can someone please fix this forum's annoying font formatting issues? 
. The thought of that gas line being damaged by some careless construction crew is just terrifying 
. And to think they only fixed the leak for 10 minutes before the explosion... it's just not right 
They must be going through such a traumatic experience. And can you believe that PG&E didn't even know about the leak until it was too late? 
. This is definitely a wake-up call for all of us to be more mindful of safety protocols and construction procedures 
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and then you've got PG&E being all quiet about it till it's too late, that's just a whole other level of negligence 
and the footage from Brittany's doorbell camera? that's just heart-stopping 
... PG&E gotta make sure they're more careful with those gas lines 
... hope everyone recovers from their injuries 
anyway, i hope those 6 people are ok and get the help they need ASAP. poor lewelling boulevard neighborhood 
anyway, glad no one lost their life... let's keep our fingers crossed that everyone recovers 
. The footage from the doorbell camera is insane 
... it's like something out of a movie 
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. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, but it's clear that someone's careless actions led to this 
. Was it just a coincidence or was something more sinister going on? We'll have to wait for the investigation results to find out 
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this devastating gas explosion has shaken the Hayward neighborhood to its core. It's a stark contrast to the chaos and beauty we see in war videos, isn't it? The construction crew's careless mistake brought destruction & fear into people's lives - let that be a lesson to us all about responsibility & attention to detail 
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it's like a war zone, but in real life... and for someone to accidentally damage an underground gas line? 
that's just not safe 
construction workers r our heroes but they need to be more careful 
safety first 4 everyone 
hopefully the investigation finds out what went wrong so it can't happen again 
next thing u know, it could've been a disaster 
i'm shaking thinking about what could've been. and the part where they said it felt like a war video coming to life is literally so scary... my heart is still racing just thinking about it 
i wish something like this didn't happen in our community we should all be more careful with stuff like that 
this is just crazy... a gas explosion in broad daylight? how did no one see or hear about the damaged line beforehand? it sounds like some serious negligence. anyway, glad to hear that firefighters responded quickly to put out the fire. 6 injured people is way too many... hope they're okay 
. but rn, we gotta think bout da people involved - 6 hurt, 3 buildings go up in flames... that's just devastating 
. anywayz, hoping all da injured ppl r doin alright & dat da investigation gets 2 da bottom of it 