And wadsworth. Pg e crews are here trying to pinch off that line. You can see they are digging a hole in one of the areas and there is another two blocks above us where they are digging and trying to cut off that line. If you take a look over my shoulder, you can see some debris lying there in the roadway. That is actually a garage door. It was blown off of the building when this explosion happened. We understand that two homes were affected. One home had the windows blown out and the other lost the garage door. We do not know if there are any injuries at this point. We have not been able to confirm with pg e. We know that fire crews are on scene and they are working quickly to pinch off these lines. You can smell an odor within a four block radius. A very strong smell. It is not the actual gas but it is the chemical they put in so that you know the gas leak is present. We do know that within a 500 foot range here, we have people who have been evacuate it. We are not sure when they wil
A father was injured when he opened it. The package was sent to his son. The two share the same name. Its very serious. Aserious federal offense, a violation of 18usc1716 and weve got a whole task force of people working on it. Reporter investigators are working now on trying to reconstruct the package so that the mailing label and serial number could be read. That information will point them to the exact post office the package was dropped off at. Surveillance video will be examined since all post offices have cameras recording people who mail packages. What kind of Safety Measures do you have in place for you personally . I mean i have a book of rules that i follow and to the best of my ability and yeah, just try to stay safe. Reporter and especially this time of year with so many packages being delivered over the holidays inspectors say if you receive a package you werent expecting or if it looks suspicious, do not open it and Contact Police immediately. Juliette, do investigators k
Rudimentary pipe bomb containing gunpowder. A u. S. Postal Service Carrier delivered it to the home. The bomb was designed to go off when the package was open. Investigators are focusing on gang members the officer may have arrested as potential suspects. These are serious federal felonies and this is an ongoing investigation. These are priority investigations. Investigators believe the same bomber likely sent a package in East Palo Alto in october. The victim was someone with gang ties but it was his father who opened it and was hurt by the explosion. Postal inspectors are urging people to be careful of suspicious packages. If somebody does perceive something that gives them a funny feeling, set it aside and call 911 and notify postal inspectors. Reporter the devices from alameda and East Palo Alto have been sent to the u. S. Postal Inspection Service forensic lab in virginia for analysis. Ktvu fox2 news. Henry we heard the person say if something doesnt seem right, call 911. Is there
Clear. Just finally shut the flow of fwas right now. Reporter evacuated 19 buildings. Red cross showed up for assistance to people who needed shower or food. Hoping would be let back in pretty quick. I just walked out in pajamas. Reporter firefighters tell us one buildig that remains evacuated is where the explosion occurred. Home to eight people in need of housing. Red cross has been on scene and theyre receiving services at Mission District ymca. Not heard from pg e but expecting to any minute. Well bring it to you. Abc7 news. We sent a breaking news push alert about this leak at 11 50. If you want alerts, download at app and enable push alerts. Two of the victims of the deadly crash identified. And joe horn killed on interstate 80. Troy biddle and baiden biddle of the seattle area. Fred lowe. Driver was arrested on vehicular manslaughter, hit and was deliberate. Confessed to killing steinle, told me it was an accident. Jurors scheduled to deliberate to 4 30 today and then go home un
This happened in the st. Marys area around 10 am. More on why some neighbors are upset with pg e. Reporter it happened just before 10 am. Pg e were not able to turn out the gas before 10 am. Neighbors said neighbors said that they heard the blast and it blew out the garage door of one home and shattered the windows on a house nextdoor. Likely, Authorities Say that no one was her. They went doortodoor evacuating homes. Pg e doug holes into the street to find the source of the ghastly. They did find the source and they shut off the gas. One neighbor said that she heard a pop and felt a thought. I was getting ready to go to work. I was standing by my door and i heard a noise. Reporter the chief says that it looks like a garage filled up with gas then caught the pilot light, and then it caused the explosion. The mission ymca has opened up as a temporary Evacuation Center for those who have been displaced. They are the lone survivors of a crash that killed four people. The sacramental man w