Four people are confirmed dead in the massive explosion and subsequent fire that rocked San Bruno, the San Mateo County coroner’s office said Friday morning.The news is now confirming at least six people have died with dozens more injured. I play Words with Friends with a college student who lives in San Francisco, about ten minutes from the explosion in San Bruno. He tells me that he saw at least 50 homes destroyed last night and at least twice that many were damaged. I can't imagine what those folks must be going through right now. Stuff like this is so surreal.
San Bruno Fire Department Capt. Charlie Barringer said earlier Friday that six were dead, but the coroner's office has only confirmed four so far...
Barringer was one of three firefighters on Engine 52, the first to respond to the explosion.“I thought a 747 had landed on us,” he said. “It shook our station right to its foundation.”
Within a minute, he had sounded a four-alarm fire, he said. Soon after, he said, firefighters discovered a gas line had exploded, destroying not only homes but the grid of water mains that supplied the local fire hydrants. His crew had no water to fight the fires.
“We were overwhelmed. We had multiple neighborhoods on fire,” he said.
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So sorry for those people. Glad you are okay. I would also not want to challenge you to a game of Words with Friends.
I was never in any danger but thanks just the same, sis. And I'm sure you'd kick a lot of ass at Words with Friends, perhaps even mine, but you'll never know until you inevitably bow down to Steve Jobs and get an iPhone. Bow down!
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