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Call. >> captain buchanon and firefighter boyle look for source of the smoke. >> we cant identify what is on fire. seems like its down underneath the hole. >> the captain and firefighter lean in for a closer look. >> i turn on my flashlight to see if anything is burning. thats when it exploded it was just a bright flash that came up. it almost felt like a wave. it kind of brought my arms up. then spun me around. >> the explosion knocks captain wolf back. >> all i remember is just a noise and the...

To think. youre just trying to get the firefighter out of there. >> when gas workers arrive on the scene, officer su learns the cause of the explosions. >> i spoke to the edison supervisor and he said theres a type of short that had happened down in the vault. so what was going on was the main power was sending surges, test surges, to the lines and that was causing the explosions. >> the vault is an underground box that houses electrical equipment. captain wolf and firefighter boyle are transpor...

>> i never pictured the situation having this outcome. >> april 22nd, 2012. yorba linda, california. police department officers jeremy su and jason wombach have witnessed an explosion in a manhole. >> we were sitting at a nearby parking lot right down the street, basically. and officer wombach heard an explosion. as we approached the manhole we saw that the cover said "edison" on it. we called out for orange county fire authority to come out and respond. >> a few minutes later the fire departmen...

>> i never pictured the situation having this outcome. >> april 22nd, 2012. your belinda, california. police department officers jeremy su and jason wombach have witnessed an explosion in a manhole. >> we were sitting at a nearby parking lot right down the street, basically. and officer wombach heard an explosion. as we approached the manhole we saw that the cover said "edison" on it. we called out for orange county fire authority to come out and respond. >> a few minutes later the fire departme...

>> when gas workers arrive on the scene, officer su learns the cause of the explosions. >> i spoke to the edison supervisor and he said theres a type of short that had happened down in the vault. so what was going on was the main power was sending surges, test surges, to the lines and that was causing the explosions. >> the vault is an underground box that houses electrical equipment. captain wolf and firefighter boyle are transported to the hospital and treated for first and second-degree burns...

But they rush to captain wolfs aid. as they pass the manhole -- >> the hole went off again. >> watch as the force of the blast barely misses hitting officer wombach in the face. unfazed, firefighter boyle finds a stunned captain wolf. >> i was so dazed and confused trying to come -- what happened? and the percussive -- my head from the ringing. it was a headache times ten that ive ever had in my life. >> the captain is pulled away. but whatever is going on underground is still a threat. the manh...

Burnt. i made sure i had fingers left. >> they still dont know whats burning. firefighter boyle and officer sue rush to captain wolfs aid. as they pass the manhole -- >> the vault went off again. >> watch as the force of the blast just barely misses hitting the officer in the face. unphased, firefighter boyle finds a stunned captain wolf. >> i was so dazed and confused. what happened? my head ringing was a headache times ten ive ever had in my life. >> the captain is puse pulled a. whatever is g...

Engineer ken buchanan, firefighter cameron boyle, look for the source of the smoke. >> we really cant identify what is on fire. it kind of seems like its down underneath the manhole. >> captain wolf and firefighter boyle lean in for a closer look. >> i turn on my flashlight to see anything down there thats burning. and thats when it exploded. it was just a bright flash that came up. it almost felt like a wave. and it kind of brought my arms up. and spun me around. >> the explosion knocks captain...