Harrowing video captured the moment a California home was blown to smithereens in a thunderous gas explosion that left six people injured on Thursday morning.
Footage circulating on social media depicts a scene that one resident compared to a “war video,” with a massive blast shaking a suburb of Hayward, sending plumes of heavy smoke into the sky and echoes of a reverberating boom.
The burst took place about two hours after a construction crew damaged an underground gas line, according to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
However, the utility company emphasized that it was not one of its own crews.
PG&E crews raced to the scene and managed to isolate the damaged line, stopping the gas flow at 9:25 a.m.
The explosion erupted shortly after, turning the street into a disaster zone.
The video,

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