Overview
- An explosion hit around 9:35 a.m. Thursday on East Lewelling Boulevard in Ashland near Hayward, roughly 10 minutes after PG&E reported stopping the gas flow at 9:25 a.m.
- Alameda County Fire reported three structures severely damaged, a three-alarm response with 75 firefighters, and closures on nearby streets and ramps.
- Six people were hospitalized; three were initially described as serious and later reported stable, and officials say three of the injured are PG&E workers.
- Doorbell video captured the detonation as crews worked at a county sidewalk-and-bike-lane project, and PG&E says it addressed two separate gas releases before the blast.
- PG&E, Cal/OSHA, local authorities, and an arriving NTSB team are investigating, with the neighborhood cordoned off and gas service restricted during the probe.