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Insurance agent Bill Stewart was visiting a client at her home a block
away from the explosion. He saw everything go up in flames, including
the concrete.
We heard this loud noise, and it just started getting bigger. I ran to the
window and looked out and could see nothing but smoke; then we both
hit the floor, Stewart said.
Two people died in a home fire on Duffy Street. Firefighters are searching
for a third victim in the home.
A woman fled the house and watched it blow up behind her as she ran
out. The house is destroyed.
Seven burn victims have been admitted to the San Bernardino County
Medical Center. Their conditions have not been disclosed. More are being
treated for smoke inhalation.
The Calnev Pipeline last exploded in 1980, spilling 100,000 gallons of jet
fuel into the Las Vegas Valley.
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