"Miraculously, both my parents are safe, Fox wrote. My mom was in the living room when the house suddenly and violently exploded. . . . My mom's glasses were blown off her face. Her phone, wallet, and ID, clothing, documents. A lifetime's worth of tools and family heirlooms are gone in an instant. The explosion in the 800 block of East Lewelling Avenue happened about 9:38 a.m. and caused a three-alarm fire."
"It came after gas escaped a PG&E line that was damaged by construction from a third-party crew not affiliated with the utility. That crew damaged the line about 7:50 a.m., utility spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said, adding that crews later found a second sight from which gas escaped the damage."
"The natural gas pipeline that exploded was installed in the 1940s and had been damaged during recent road construction work, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary investigation. Three buildings on two properties were destroyed, including the home Fox wrote about. Neighbors across the street from the one that was destroyed likened the post-explosion scene to a post-apocalyptic movie."
A violent gas explosion in the Ashland area of unincorporated Alameda County near Hayward destroyed a home, killed two pets, and hospitalized six people, three with critical injuries. The blast tore a house apart, blew eyeglasses off a resident's face, and scattered personal items and heirlooms. The explosion occurred after gas escaped a PG&E line that was damaged by a third-party construction crew earlier that morning; crews later found a second site of gas escape. The 1940s-era natural gas pipeline and recent road work were implicated in preliminary investigations, and three buildings were destroyed.
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