Gas Explosion Sends Hundreds Running!

Yesterday's #GasExplosion on Geary Ave cross of Parker Ave in San Francisco was just a few blocks away from our office here in Laurel Heights!

Our CEO, Neal, was walking across Geary just after 1pm when he saw a wall of flames just west of him. He immediately ran to grab one of our cameras and proceeded down to the scene to document the firefighting efforts. As crews arrived, Neal filmed and shot a few photos to provide to the San Francisco Fire Department.

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Check out this #RawFootage from the fire.

Big thanks to the firefighters, law enforcement officers, PG&E crews, and others that helped mitigate this issue. Luckily, no was injured in this incident. Huge shoutout to PIO Lt. Baxter for letting Neal into the scene to document the fire.