A gas explosion set off a major fire in a Hayward neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby houses. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said.<\/p>\n
Vazques said the two women walked slowly out of the home where the explosion took place. One of them was described as an older woman.<\/p>\n
“Just looked like she was about to fall over, she was having a hard time walking,” Vazquez said. “Some of the neighbors were helping her walk away from the debris and getting her to a safe place.”<\/p>\n
Paramedics arrived and confirmed six people were taken to hospitals nearby.<\/p>\n
“There were people with different extents to their injuries. Three were considered immediately transfer and three were minor injuries,” said Ryan Nishimoto, Deputy Chief for the Alameda County Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Eden Hospital confirmed one of the three victims in serious condition remains in their care. The other two patients were transferred to other hospitals.<\/p>\n
At the scene, sheriff’s deputies began to move people out of the blast zone for safety.<\/p>\n
“When they arrived here, they immediately started looking at – okay, they saw a hazardous area and they started getting people and moving them to safety and then they started organizing rides to hospitals,” said Roberto Morales with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
Initially, first responders were searching for two individuals at the explosion site. Urban Search and rescue crews were deployed searching for signs of life.<\/p>\n
“She has not indicated any life source. So, she will only indicate if there is someone alive,” said Rudy Valencia with the Berkely Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Several hours after the explosion, Alameda County Fire confirmed the two people who were unaccounted for were located.<\/p>\n
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