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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/09/cal...ex.html?hpt=T1

Shit's crazy right now! A 16-24" natural gas line broke and exploded tonight in San Bruno, which is pretty close to SF and very close to the SF airport. It's about 8 miles from my work. There are TONS of houses that either exploded where the break was or caught on fire from the 150-200ft flames that were shooting into the air. No word yet on how many injuries or if there are any deaths. Original reports said 10 houses burned, but it looks like 30+ from the news coverage. They showed a live camera from across the bay near Oakland, and the flames were visible from there.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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uhhh...that's not cool
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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ya i saw it from work...wondering what the hell that was.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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Apparently 3 dead (1 confirmed)....22+ injured. 30+ homes down. A few residents said that PG&E had been out a few weeks ago investigating a gas smell and telling people to stay inside while they investigated....then just left. Residents reported smelling the gas leak for 3 weeks leading up to the explosion.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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that blows. PG&E is going to get sued!
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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53 homes destroyed, 120 damaged, fire 50% contained. 2 confirmed dead (many more feared dead), dozens injured.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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- Contra Costa Times Report:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-...nclick_check=1

- More AP / Getty Photos @ LA Times:
http://framework.latimes.com/2010/09...-san-bruno/#/0

The blast occurred at 6:15pm... I expect dozens more will be found dead inside those homes.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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that sucks... not even in our homes are we safe.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 11:15 PM
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i drove thru there for the first time a few weeks back. damn. best wishes to everyone involved
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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That's horrible. But it always smells in the Bay.
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