A gas explosion set off a major fire in a Hayward neighborhood this after obliterating at least one home
A gas explosion set off a major fire in a Hayward neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby homes. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said.
Fire officials believe two of the six people injured were workers in the street. They say all the victims were taken to Eden Medical Center, and three of six victims are in serious condition.
The Alameda County Fire Department says at least 75 firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire at the 800 block of East Lewelling Blvd. It happened around 9:30 a.m., just hours after a construction crew damaged a gas line
Dramatic footage captured by a home’s Ring doorbell camera showed a large excavator being used to dig in front of the home that exploded as a worker stood nearby.
Within moments, a massive explosion and flames blew out the walls and the roof of the home. People nearby appeared to be dazed for a few seconds, before running toward the home to search for any victims. Several workers lifted a large piece of debris from where it landed near the excavator.
“We were sitting in the house and it just… everything shook. Stuff fell off the walls and when we looked at the camera, it was like you were watching a war video,” Brittany Maldonado, who provided the doorbell cam footage, told ABC7 News.
