San Bruno on Fire?

[BoomerD]

http://www.kcra.com/news/24949049/detail.html

The news article I just saw showed numerous houses on fire...too hot for the fire department to even approach. There was talk about a possible plane crash...

 

[guyver01]

There was talk about a possible plane crash...

Any news reporter that reports "possible plane crash" .. without first checking local air traffic controllers to see if they lost a blip on radar, or if there was a missing plane reported.... deserves to be fired.

 

[BoomerD]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=7659529

The FAA says they don't believe it's a plane.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

All ok here, thanks for asking!

 

[BoomerD]

IIRC, we have seveal members in that general area.

Now the speculation is a large natural gas distribution line has exploded...of course, it's still just speculation until they hear from PG&E.

 

[DrPizza]

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Huge-Explosion-Rocks-San-Bruno-102589904.html

live video

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Huge-Explosion-Rocks-San-Bruno-102589904.html

live video

The ABC link I posted is also a live feed. Seems to be a better stream for me. (and doesn't require the media player install)

 

[BoomerD]

PG&E has confirmed that it's a 24 inch gas line...looks like they have the gas shut off...but there's still an entire neighborhood ablaze.

 

[IronWing]

PG&E has confirmed that it's a 24 inch gas line...looks like they have the gas shut off...but there's still an entire neighborhood ablaze.

That's like really, really, really big for a gasline. Like, you know, big.

 

[MikeMike]

PG&E has confirmed that it's a 24 inch gas line...looks like they have the gas shut off...but there's still an entire neighborhood ablaze.

PG&E better at stopping natural disasters than BP...

 

[guyver01]

That's like really, really, really big for a gasline. Like, you know, big.

average size.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Obligatory California wildfire song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVtky2MrkjU

 

[Imported]

Saw this on my way home tonight.. sky was pretty much black from the smoke.

 

[shopbruin]

Live about 10 miles away, and about an hour ago the flames were MASSIVE.

(only using the P&S, zoomed all the way and then cropped)

Massive.

 

[akshatp]

PG&E of Erin brockovich fame?

 

[BoomerD]

PG&E of Erin brockovich fame?

The very same PG&E.

 

[Ns1]

holy shit video looks nuts (just got home and turned on the tv)

 

[Capt Caveman]

Houses are so densely packed, makes the fire so easy to spread.

 

[BoomerD]

Quick update...latest numbers are:

53 homes totally destroyed
120 homes damaged
3 people dead (one station says 1 dead)

MANY people unaccounted for.

One report said that several neighbors have told them that they've been complaining to PG&E for over a week about a strong smell of gas. (that hasn't been confirmed.)

In addition to the densly packed houses, there was a 17-20 mph wind blowing the fire into the houses and into the eucalyptus trees...which burn like they're gasoline soaked.

Edit...different station reports that the gas smell has been a problem for at least a couple of weeks and PG&E has had crews in the neighborhood intermittently trying to find the source.

 

[Xcobra]

FucK! Wonder if PG&E is at fault. Hope everyone's okay.

 

[olds]

The roof, the roof...

 

[BoomerD]

There are lots of videos on youtube taken by folks in the neighborhood. There was one vid apparently captured by a webcam in a building...and the poster said he'd be posting vid of the initial explosion later.

 

[Pocatello]

http://www.kcra.com/news/24949049/detail.html

The news article I just saw showed numerous houses on fire...too hot for the fire department to even approach. There was talk about a possible plane crash...

Looking like a warzone from helicopter's camera.

 

[olds]

 

[olds]