The blast occurred at a home in the Riverside County city shortly after noon.
A gas company worker was killed and 15 people were hurt in a large explosion that rocked a Murrieta neighborhood Monday.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.
Southern California Gas, the primary gas provider for Southern California, stopped the flow of gas to the property at 1 p.m. “We are deeply saddened to learn of today’s incident which took the life of one of our employees, injured firefighters, and impacted others. Our employee was responding to reports of a damaged gas line at the home. Our focus now is on working with first responders to make the area safe, and supporting all those involved,” Southern California Gas Co. said in a statement. “We will continue to work with first responders to determine what caused the accident.
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