1 / 5

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

First responders and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. workers at the site of the explosion on the 800 block of East Lewelling Boulevard, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Hayward, Calif. (AP Photo/Minh Connors)

SAN FRANCISCO – A gas explosion set off a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area 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.

Dramatic video footage showed a home in the city of Hayward sitting under a blue sky when it suddenly exploded, spewing jagged wood and other debris into the air as heavy smoke billowed.

“We were sitting in the house and it just ... everything shook. Stuff fell off the wa

See Full Page