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    Huge Explosion Torches Homes in San Francisco Suburb

    At least six people are dead and several injured after an explosion from a ruptured gas line rocked a neighborhood south of San Francisco, triggering a rush of flames that devoured at least 53 homes.

  • The Work Continues
    September 13: As the people of Glenview Drive and surrounding San Bruno community try to recover from the massive explosion, utility workers continue their work at the explosion site. (FOXNEWS)
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  • Calif. Fire Aftermath
    Sept. 10: Fire crews go through a destroyed house caused by a ruptured gas pipeline that exploded.
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  • Fire Evacuee at Shelter
    Sept. 10: A volunteer, left, helps an evacuees who wished not to be identified, at a Red Cross shelter in San Bruno, Calif., after she was injured at her home that burned down during a massive fire in her neighborhood on Thursday. According to officials, the massive explosion was apparently triggered by a broken gas line that sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco.
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  • Officials Update Fire
    Sept. 10: Pacific Gas and Electric Company President Chris Johns, right, answers questions following a massive gas explosion as California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, left, looks on during a news conference at a shopping center in San Bruno, Calif. Fire crews sprayed water on smoldering homes Friday morning after a massive explosion apparently triggered by a broken gas line sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least six people and injuring dozens, officials said.
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  • Fire Chief With Residents
    Sept. 10: Millbrae, Calif., fire chief Dennis Haage, left, talks with San Bruno, Calif., residents Toni Vaccari, right, and her daughter, Debbie Shea, about returning to their homes near last night's gas explosion following a news conference at a shopping center in San Bruno. Fire crews sprayed water on smoldering homes Friday morning after a massive explosion apparently triggered by a broken gas line sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco, killing at least six people and injuring dozens, officials said.
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  • Evacuees at Shelter
    Sept. 10: Evacuees look for donated clothing at a Red Cross shelter in San Bruno, Calif., following a massive fire in their neighborhood on Thursday. According to officials, the massive explosion was apparently triggered by a broken gas line that sent flames roaring through a neighborhood near San Francisco. The explosion was heard for miles and shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet in the air.
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  • Massive California Fireball
    Sept. 9: A massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., in the hills south of San Francisco, following a loud explosion Thursday evening that shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet into the air and sent frightened residents fleeing for safety.
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  • Fireball Torches Calif. Homes
    Sept. 9: Firefighters battle the flaming and smoldering wreckage after a massive explosion sent blazes roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, killing at least six people and destroying more than 50 homes.
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  • Emergency Responders on the Scene
    Sept. 9: Police and fire officials meet at an area where evacuees gathered after a massive fire damaged a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Firefighters Battle Massive Gas Blast
    Sept. 9: Firefighters race to massive fire that roared through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. Utility officials said a gas line ruptured in the vicinity of the blast, which left a giant crater and sent flames tearing across several suburban blocks.
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  • Homes Destroyed in Deadly Fire
    Sept. 9: A home destroyed after a massive fire that roared through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., is left smoldering after Thursday night's explosion shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet in the air and sent frightened residents fleeing for safety and rushing to get belongings out of burning homes, witnesses said.
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  • Neighborhood in Flames
    Sept. 9: A fire fighting helicopter flies over a massive blaze in a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Firefighters Battle the Blaze
    Sept. 9: Firefighters battle a fire resulting from a high-pressure gas line explosion in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Residents, Pets Flee
    Sept. 9: Judy and Frank Serresseque move their cats and a few belongings after they were evacuated after an explosion triggered a massive fire in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Fighting the Blaze
    Sept. 9: A massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. A loud explosion shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet into the air and sent frightened residents fleeing for safety, witnesses said.
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  • Flames Devour Homes
    Sept. 9: Firemen are seen outside burning homes after an explosion in San Bruno, Calif. Several homes were destroyed as a massive fire roared through a mostly residential neighborhood.
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  • Victims Evacuated from Flames
    Sept. 9: Two women are treated by paramedics after an explosion in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Treating Fire Victims
    Sept. 9: Am unidentified woman is rolled to an ambulance during a massive fire in a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Fighting the Flames
    Sept. 9: A fire fighting helicopter flies over a massive blaze in San Bruno, Calif., a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco.
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  • Residents Evacuate
    Sept. 9: Emergency personnel assist a homeowner, center with dogs, in moving belongings out a home threatened by a fire caused by a high-pressure gas line explosion in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Cars Demolished
    Sept. 9: Cars and homes are destroyed after a massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. Firefighters from surrounding cities were called in to battle the blaze.
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  • Flames Rock Neighborhood
    Sept. 9: A home for sale sign is shown in front of home that was destroyed after a massive fire that roared through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.
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  • Homes Destroyed
    Sept. 9: A home is reduced to rubble after a massive fire that roared through San Bruno, a mostly residential neighborhood south of San Francisco, Calif.
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  • Gas-Fed Fireball
    Sept. 9: Flames explode in a mostly residential area in San Bruno, Calif. Fire officials say the blaze was caused by a ruptured high-pressure gas line.
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    Huge Explosion Torches Homes in San Francisco Suburb

    At least six people are dead and several injured after an explosion from a ruptured gas line rocked a neighborhood south of San Francisco, triggering a rush of flames that devoured at least 53 homes.

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  • Huge Explosion Torches Homes in San Francisco Suburb
  • The Work Continues
  • Calif. Fire Aftermath
  • Fire Evacuee at Shelter
  • Officials Update Fire
  • Fire Chief With Residents
  • Evacuees at Shelter
  • Massive California Fireball
  • Fireball Torches Calif. Homes
  • Emergency Responders on the Scene
  • Firefighters Battle Massive Gas Blast
  • Homes Destroyed in Deadly Fire
  • Neighborhood in Flames
  • Firefighters Battle the Blaze
  • Residents, Pets Flee
  • Fighting the Blaze
  • Flames Devour Homes
  • Victims Evacuated from Flames
  • Treating Fire Victims
  • Fighting the Flames
  • Residents Evacuate
  • Cars Demolished
  • Flames Rock Neighborhood
  • Homes Destroyed
  • Gas-Fed Fireball