Response. Normally the second arriving unit would have been quicker, but that station is closed. Reporter firefighters worked with what they had and made sure everyone made it out of the house safely. One challenge was that when the garage was exploded, the gas meter was knocked off and so we had a natural gas leak that ignited and we couldnt get near that. Also power lines down, where the power droped from the pole, was also on to the garage, that was down and those wires were hot. Theres a whole area that we couldnt work around. Reporter bring in this esca vat tor to dig up the street and cap the leek. The gas was off, and the fire was finally out. Red cross stepped up to help some neighbors who are unable to return home. One exposure house that people werent feeling comfortable with staying there tonight, and so they set them up in a hotel. Reporter one home is damaged, the other a total loss. Firefighters are grateful everyone is physically okay. Reporting in cotati, dan ruben, kro