A gas company worker was killed and 15 people were hurt in a large explosion that rocked a Murrieta neighborhood Monday.
The blast occurred at a home in the Riverside County city shortly after noon, according to multiple reports.
Southern California Gas Co. responded to reports of a natural gas line that was damaged by a contractor working on the home Monday morning. The explosion occurred at 12:10 p.m., after crews had arrived. The company said one of its employees was killed and another was taken to a hospital. The whereabouts of one resident of the home was unknown. According to a neighbor, the house was up for sale.
One video shows smoke covering a neighborhood on Clinton Keith Road as firefighters try to extinguish cascading flames that appear to encompass a corner home. At least three firetrucks are seen outside the house in the video. Both the Murrieta Police Department and the Murrieta Fire Department responded to the scene. Southern California Gas, the primary gas provider for Southern California, stopped the flow of gas to the property at 1 p.m.A mile-long stretch between Nutmeg Road and Smith Ranch was closed as police and firefighters tended to the scene. Neighbors had been told to keep a distance as the area remained dangerous.
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