and good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. you know, it looked like hell on earth in the city of san bruno outside san francisco this morning it was a terrible scene. firefighters are pouring water on the smoldering wreckage after a huge explosion on thursday night sent flames ripping through a residential neighborhood. now, officials aren t exactly sure what sparked the blast, but a ruptured gas main fueled the intense fire. one fire captain says by the time his firefighters arrived, dozens of homes had already been consumed by the flames, even though the fire station is only a few blocks away. we re going to get right to this story. nbc s miguel almaguer is on the scene. miguel, what can you tell us? reporter: matt, good morning. at least 75 people were rushed to the hospital overnight, some of them injured critically. we know at least one person is dead, although that number may rise. some 53 homes were comp
september 10th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today. it s 7:00 a.m. pacific time on a friday. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. it looked like hell on earth in the city of san bruno last night. firefighters are pouring water on the smoldering wreckage after a huge explosion on thursday night sent flames ripping through a residential neighborhood. it appears that a ruptured gas main is to blame for this disaster. at least 20 people were injured. some of those had critical injuries. and the death toll is expected to rise. one fire captain says by the time his firefighters arrived, dozens of homes had already been consumed by the flames, even though the fire station is only a few blocks away. i want to get straight to migu miguel almaguer who is on the scene. reporter: at least 75 people were rushed to the hospital overnight, some with critical conditions. we now know at least three people have died. that nu