StoneMtn Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 At least one woman hurt in San Francisco explosionFri Aug 19, 2005 2:00 PM ETSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An explosion in San Francisco's central financial district on Friday injured at least one woman, and police closed several city blocks while they searched cause of the blast.A police spokesman said it may have been an underground explosion. An electrical transformer could have been the cause of the explosion, one official said.Witnesses reported a large bang shortly before 10 a.m. near Post and Kearny streets in front of a Ralph Lauren store in the central business district.The blast caused lights in office buildings in the area to flicker. One woman was sent to the hospital with injuries, police officer Jason Hui said.Officials evacuated buildings in a one block perimeter of the blast and roped off streets leading into the area. Several hundred workers milled around.Dozens of firefighters and a number of fire trucks rushed the area, as did local utility workers.http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-08-19T180013Z_01_EIC963444_RTRIDST_0_USREPORT-BLAST-SANFRANCISCO-DC.XML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Oh my god I love fire fighters. Utility workers, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Awesome reply post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Oh my god I love fire fighters. Utility workers, not so much. LMAO...thanks Ms.Hux hehehe hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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