Big explosion near San Francisco Airport

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- A natural-gas line exploded in San Bruno near San Francisco International Airport on Thursday evening and prompted a massive fire, killing at least one person, critically injuring at least two dozen people and damaging or destroying dozens of homes. "Though a cause has yet to be determined, we know that a PG&E gas transmission line was ruptured. If it is ultimately determined that we were responsible for the cause of the incident, we will take accountability," said PG&E in a statement on the company's Website.

The fire started around 6 p.m. local time. The explosion left a huge crater, reports said.

California has declared a state of emergency in San Mateo County, Bloomberg News reported.

Officials and residents were quoted as saying they initially thought a plane had crashed in the area. PG&E confirmed that a gas line exploded, reports said.

The Bay Citizen reported that last week, residents had smelled gas in the area and PG&E had sent workers to investigate.

Officials said more people may have died in the incident as firefighters searched the area for victims. Injured people, including some with critical burns, were being treated at local hospitals, reports said.

The fire hasn't disrupted operations and flights at the airport, Bloomberg reported, citing a spokesman
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were you born a dumbass, or has it taken years of perfection?

8 fatalities now confirmed and more expected

gas leak smell reported 3 weeks prior to explosion and workers did show up

maybe it has to do with the infrastructure collapsing all over the US due to the cuts in budgets and maintenance, due to the financial slow collapse?

Seems Like The World Is Going To Hell, Madness, Explosions, Deaths, Fires, Rage. All In A Week.

yep...meteor crater

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The death toll from the natural gas line explosion in a Bay Area suburb reportedly rose to six people Friday morning, and 53 homes destroyed as authorities got a first look in the sunlight at the devastation. [link to www.marketwatch.com]

maybe pelosis ego exploded