US EditionPG&E Refused Help From Fire Crews Shortly Before Gas Explosion Near Hayward: NTSB
The NTSB report highlights PG&E’s detection of gas before excavation and ongoing investigations into safety practices after six people were injured in the explosion.
- On Dec. 11, 2025, the home at 867 East Lewelling Boulevard exploded at about 9:37 a.m., demolishing one home and severely damaging several others on the 800 block.
- During digging in the 800 block of East Lewelling Boulevard, Mayo Asphalt Milling employees struck a gas service line, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric to arrive about 22 minutes later at 868 East Lewelling Boulevard and find a leak.
- PG&E crews "squeezed off" the damaged service line around 8:18 a.m., detected gas near 867 East Lewelling Boulevard, and said they knocked on doors of the home and two neighboring residences without response while footage showed an excavator digging nearby.
- Federal investigators said future work will focus on physical evidence, excavation practices, and PG&E's leak response, after three residents were seriously injured and hospitalized and three PG&E workers suffered less serious injuries.
- The blast renewed scrutiny of Pacific Gas & Electric's safety record, evoking the 2010 San Bruno pipeline blast as California Public Utilities Commission and Cal/OSHA launched investigations and cited $35 million in past violations.
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Report reveals timeline of Hayward home explosion
(KRON) -- A new investigation report released this week reveals details about what caused a Hayward house's roof to blow off in a fiery gas explosion while five residents were still inside. The National Transportation Safety Board's report states that three residents were seriously injured when the house exploded at 9:37 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2025. A nearby doorbell camera captured the devastating blast. The five residents were identified by friends …
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NTSB investigation: PG&E says crews attempted to alert residents before Hayward gas explosion
Before a home near Hayward exploded last month and sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries, Pacific Gas & Electric crews knocked on doors to alert anyone inside the home of a gas leak in the area, but no one responded, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board report also found that a PG&E worker turned away firefighters responding to the leak because ut…
PG&E detected gas before massive Hayward building explosion that injured 6 people: NTSB report
A new report from the NTSB says that PG&E detected natural gas at the Hayward explosion site after crews supposedly capped the leak. Here are what other details it revealed about the hours leading up to the explosion that sent three people to the hospital.
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