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A Santa Maria firefighter surveys the damage from an explosion in the 1200 block of Jackie Lane inside Hancock Village Wednesday afternoon. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
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They say a number of sources could have accidently triggered the explosion. Authorities now say a natural gas leak was the cause of an explosion which rocked a Central Coast neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, injuring four people. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, though officials suspect it may have been caused by a gas leak, the Santa Maria Times reported. A KSBY News crew at the scene says at least one home appears to be completely destroyed, while neighboring homes sustained broken windows and debris is strewn across the neighborhood. Damage estimates for the other 22 damaged homes are still being determined, he said. On Wednesday, the city said about 10 homes had windows blasted out by the explosion.
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A house in the 1200 block of Jackie Lane was reduced to rubble in an explosion Wednesday afternoon. Southwest Gas says an employee responded to the scene and turned off the gas. The company also say they inspected the site and found no gas leaks. The explosion comes less than two weeks after a home explosion near Pittsburgh that leveled one home and engulfed two neighboring houses in flames, killing six people.
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At one point, a search dog was used to comb through the wreckage for additional victims, but it was determined there was no one else inside. “I figure it might have been something in my backyard it was that close," Razo said told KSBY. "I thought maybe a gas tank blew from a barbeque I had the weekend before. Everyone was curious, scared, wondering, asking a thousand questions."
He said at least four people were transported to local hospitals to be treated for injuries. City spokesman Mark van de Kamp told Noozhawk "the blast blew out windows in 10 adjacent homes." The property at 1223 Jackie Lane sustained an estimated $425,000 in structural damage. It had $75,000 worth of destroyed or damaged belongings.
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Santa Maria city officials said Thursday that the house explosion that destroyed a home and injured four people Wednesday afternoon was caused by an accidental natural gas leak. Fire investigators determined an open natural gas outlet caused the explosion on Wednesday that destroyed a Santa Maria house and damaged more than 20 nearby homes, eight of which have since been red-tagged. Although the investigation in ongoing, the incident was tentatively classified as an accident. The City Fire Marshal determined the origin of the explosion was in 1219 Jackie Lane home’s kitchen.
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Preliminary estimates indicate $440,000 of damage occurred to the structure at 1219 Jackie Lane. Additionally, $100,000 worth of belongings at the home were damaged or destroyed. The blast leveled two townhomes and shattered windows and garage doors in the immediate area of the explosion. Nearly two dozen other houses were damaged in the explosion, some severely, including a few with red tags — deemed unsafe to occupy.
Santa Maria city officials say four people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. One was a female who was extricated from the home that exploded. The Santa Maria Police Department reports that when its officers arrived at the scene the home was on fire.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Investigators remain on the scene of a home explosion in Santa Maria that destroyed two homes, injured at least four people, one critically, and damaged several homes in the Hancock Village neighborhood. There were multiple sources of ignition identified capable of igniting the natural gas, according to the City Fire Marshal. Windows were boarded up and notices were tacked to door frames identifying some homes as uninhabitable Thursday morning near the site of an explosion that destroyed a Santa Maria home and injured four people. Santa Barbara County Fire also provided a search dog to help clear the incident and allowed Santa Maria officials to move forward in their investigation process. City of Santa Maria fire investigators say an open natural gas outlet led to the blast.
Joyce Lippman, also a resident of Hancock Village, said fortunately the damage to her house was minimal. Lippman said she was in the middle of a Zoom training meeting when the explosion occurred. Scott Davis, a resident of Hancock Village where the explosion occurred, provided video from his home security camera that captured glass shattering and the thunderous boom caused by the blast.
A stucco wall from the gutted house is on the ground, after being thrown about 100 feet. There’s debris for hundreds of feet around the blast site. Joe Cedillos says he is also having inspectors come by the neighborhood to examine the extent of the damage. He says an exterior fence will soon be installed around the perimeter of the area.
Fire officials at the scene say the explosion appears to be the result of a gas leak; however, the exact cause remains under investigation. Preliminary damage estimates include 1219 Jackie Ln., $440,000 for the structure and $100,000 for the contents; 1223 Jackie Ln., $425,000 for the structure and $75,000 for the contents. Estimates for the remaining 22 residences are still being compiled, according to officials. Plywood is stacked in a front yard near 1219 Jackie Ln.
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