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House explosion caught on doorbell camera in California

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December 12, 2025

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An explosion in California’s Bay Area on Dec. 11 significantly damaged at least three buildings and saw six people transported to the hospital, a few hours after a construction crew reported striking an underground gas line.

Pacific Gas & Energy was notified at 7:35 a.m. local time that a construction crew unaffiliated with the company had “struck an underground gas line,” Tamar Sarkissian, a PG&E spokeswoman, told reporters. The company dispatched crews to the scene to isolate the damaged line, she said.

“The flow of gas was stopped at 9:25 a.m.,” she said, adding that the explosion occurred approximately 10 minutes later.

The status of the people who were taken to the hospital is unknown.

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