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Call. >> captain buchanon and firefighter boyle look for source of the smoke. >> we can't identify what is on fire. seems like it's 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. that's 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 then a ringing. you know, bright light, electrical smell kind of thing. >> i woke up in the bushes a...

To think. you're 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 there's 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 to their heads and hands. within...

>> 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 department arrives, led by captain dave wolf. >> we got on scene, we put our safety equipment on we saw a man...

>> 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 department arrives, led by captain dave wolf. >> we got on scene, we put our safety equipment on we saw a ma...

>> when gas workers arrive on the scene, officer su learns the cause of the explosions. >> i spoke to the edison supervisor and he said there's 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 to their heads and hands. within a few weeks, they are back to work. >> if we weren't using protec...