Gas line explosion injures 11 in California

Sacramento : At least 11 people were injured in a gas line explosion in the central California city of Fresno, media reported.

The explosion occurred at the Fresno County Sheriff’s gun range on Friday, a county official said.


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He said a work crew which included county jail inmates using heavy equipment hit a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pipe carrying natural gas, CBS News reported.

Witnesses reported seeing a large fireball shooting about 200 feet into the air, a Fresno Fire Department official said.

An investigation has been launched into the incident.

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