Harrowing video captured the moment a California home was blown to smithereens in a thunderous gas explosion that left six people injured on Thursday morning.
Footage circulating on social media depicts a scene that one resident compared to a “war video,” with a massive blast shaking a suburb of Hayward, sending plumes of heavy smoke into the sky and echoes of a reverberating boom.
The dramatic explosion was caught on a Ring doorbell camera across the street. Christian and Brittany Maldonado
The burst took place about two hours after a construction crew damaged an underground gas line, according to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
However, the utility company emphasized that it was not one of its own crews.
Fire officials said six people were taken to hospitals for injuries. KCRA3
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. insisted that its workers did not cause the explosion. KCRA3
PG&E crews raced to the scene and managed to isolate the damaged line, stopping the gas flow at 9:25 a.m.
The explosion erupted shortly after, turning the street into a disaster zone.
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The video, which came from doorbell camera footage, showed a large building engulfed in flames and debris scattered across the area.
“We were sitting in the house and it just … everything shook. Stuff fell off the walls and when we looked at the camera it was like you were watching a war video,” Brittany Maldonado, who provided the footage, told ABC7 News.