Overview
- Federal and state probes continue, with the NTSB on scene this week alongside Cal/OSHA, PG&E and local fire officials.
- PG&E says a third-party crew struck a gas line around 7:35 a.m.; the utility reports shutoffs at 8:18 and 9:25, about 10 minutes before the 9:35 a.m. explosion.
- Six people were hospitalized, including three PG&E workers, and three buildings were destroyed as nearby properties sustained additional damage.
- The family in the leveled home was identified as Jorge Duenas Ponce, his adult brother and sister, and two children, with two adults and one child still in the hospital with severe injuries.
- Residents link the blast to Alameda County’s East Lewelling Boulevard project and identify Redgwick Construction as the crew, while officials face scrutiny over why no evacuation occurred after the leak.