Investigators in San Francisco are today trying to determine the cause of the devastating blast that claimed the life of six people and injured 50 more after a natural gas pipeline exploded.
More than 50 buildings were razed to the ground after the massive explosion triggered intense fires which tore through the San Bruno suburb.
Around 39 people were injured by the blast and flames were visible several miles away from San Francisco International Airport.
San Bruno Fire Captain Charlie Barringer told the L.A. Times: 'I thought a 747 had landed on us. It shook our station right to its foundation.'
Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, serving as acting governor while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in Asia, declared a state of emergency in the Crestmoor district and said the blaze was 75% contained.
'We don't know what caused [the rupture], we will find out soon,' Maldonado said in a news conference near the scene.
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