Overview
- Officials said six people were hospitalized, including three in serious condition, after the blast in the East Bay community near Hayward.
- PG&E reported an outside construction crew damaged an underground gas line around 7:35 a.m., and the utility said it stopped the gas flow at 9:25 a.m. before the explosion shortly thereafter.
- Project documents list Redgwick Construction for the roadway work at the site, and authorities are reviewing excavation and notification procedures.
- Three buildings were destroyed at 867 E. Lewelling Boulevard as roughly 75 firefighters battled a large fire and dealt with downed power lines.
- The NTSB is sending an investigative team, and local agencies ordered evacuations and closed nearby roads including southbound Highway 238.