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Multiple underground vault eruptions in downtown San Francisco prompted evacuations, a shelter-in-place order, and a power outage Thursday morning.
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Multiple underground vault eruptions in downtown San Francisco prompted evacuations, a shelter-in-place order, and a power outage Thursday morning.
The family says the man was walking along the beach picking up discarded fireworks and other trash when he picked up what they described as a "bomb-like device" that unexpectedly exploded.
Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at an Esparto fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever. The victims' families say the pain is still as raw to this day.
A family injured in a massive explosion in their Hayward home from a gas leak in December 2025 filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric and Alameda County on Wednesday, their attorneys said.
A Bay Area engineer who was convicted of blowing up Pacific Gas & Electric Co. transformers in the San Jose area been sentenced to a decade in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Residents in the community of Ashland near Hayward say that even before a crew punctured a gas line, leading to a massive explosion and fire, an ongoing construction project has caused problems in the area. Katie Nielsen reports.
Kenny Choi reports federal investigators are conducting their own investigation into the gas leak that caused a home to explode in unincorporated Ashland, along with why people were not evacuated sooner.
A gas explosion and fire near Hayward and Interstate Highway 238 Thursday morning injured multiple people and destroyed or damaged at least three structures, authorities said.
Escaped gas from a construction accident touched off a massive explosion in the unincorporated community of Ashland on Thursday. Kelsi Thorud and Kenny Choi report.
An explosion and fire near Hayward and I-238 on Thursday injured multiple people and destroyed at least three structures in the community of Ashland. Read more here
An explosion and fire near Hayward and Interstate Highway 238 injured six people and destroyed or damaged multiple structures, authorities said. Read more here
A gas explosion and fire destroyed a building near Hayward and Interstate Highway 238 Thursday morning. Read more here
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed 16 victims in the blast at a news conference on Saturday night.
Officials say a large fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, in Los Angeles County, has been contained and there are no reports of injuries.
The state fire marshal sat down for a one-on-one interview regarding the investigation into the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion that killed seven people.
The explosion at the fireworks warehouse in Yolo County caused the cancelation of a number of 4th of July fireworks shows, including one in San Jose.
Officials have said that seven people are “unaccounted for” after the July 1 explosion and fire.
Two people were hospitalized in critical condition after illegal fireworks being manufactured inside a home in Hayward exploded Thursday, authorities said.
Fireworks inside a Hayward home exploded, severely damaging the home and sending two people to the hospital in critical condition. Lauren Toms reports.
Hayward police said fireworks exploded inside a Hayward home Thursday, leaving it severely damaged.
After what happened in Esparto and the large response that followed, CBS News California looked back at another large fireworks-related explosion in California to get an idea of how the investigation in Yolo County may develop.
Tuesday’s explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Yolo County has led to the cancellation of several 4th of July displays, including one at Lake Cunningham Park in San Jose. Katie Nielsen reports.
A suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the fertility reproductive clinic bombing in Palm Springs, Calif. Saturday, has been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, a resident of Twentynine Palms.
A North Bay man who served prison time for having pipe bombs has been arrested and charged again for allegedly possessing materials to make explosive devices, authorities said.
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the bombing.
