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Thursday, September 9, 2010

California Crews Battling Massive Fire After Large Explosion

A massive fire is roaring through a mostly residential neighborhood in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno.

Firefighters from San Bruno and surrounding cities are battling the blaze that started on a hillside and is now consuming homes in a residential neighborhood.

Television live shots show at least a dozen homes destroyed, with flames reaching now as high as 50 to 60 feet into the air.

A South San Francisco fire official confirmed earlier that firefighters were responding to a fire, but had no other details.

Witnesses say a loud explosion was felt just before the flames erupted around 6 p.m. Thursday.

The fire is burning in a mostly residential area a few miles from San Francisco International Air, but the Federal Aviation Administration and a spokesman for the airport say they have no record of a plane crash.
Firefighters are battling a large fire burning on a hillside in the San Bruno area, near San Francisco.

Television live shots show large flames shooting into the air. A South San Francisco fire official confirmed firefighters were responding to a fire, but had no other details.

Witnesses say a loud explosion was felt just before the flames erupted Thursday evening.

The area where the fire is burning in a residential area with several homes now engulfed in flames.

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