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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...

>> 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...

Thing to worry about. nichols fears there could be another explosion. >> part of you wanted to flee, because your instinct is to run away from these things, especially getting hit with a heat wave in the face. part of you as a journalist, as a videographer, wants to stay. >> the fire, fueled by the leaking gas, continues to burn uncontrollably. nichols records the dramatic scene and soon learns the story has taken a tragic turn. >> need a medic over here. >> i thought to myself, someone has to be killed in this. sure enough, it did. the 19-year-old public gas worker. >> the young victim, mark ...

Body. >> falling debris isn't the only thing to worry about. nichols fears there could be another explosion. >> part of you wanted to flee, because your instinct is to run away from these things, especially getting hit with a heat wave in the face. part of you as a journalist, as a videographer, wants to stay. >> the fire, fueled by the leaking gas, continues to burn uncontrollably. nichols records the dramatic scene and soon learns the story has taken a tragic turn. >> need a medic over here. >> i thought to myself, someone has to be killed in this. sure enough, it did. the 19-year-old public...

When i woke up the next morning, heard the news, it was heartbreaking. >> four gas workers and a firefighter suffer injuries. the blast destroys several buildings in the area, including the apartment building of nearby resident jim mcnickel. he loses everything he owns. >> i don't know how anybody can recover from something like this. my life went up in flames that night. >> after being so close to such a large explosion, cameraman jeff nichols feels lucky to make it home from work that day. >> i can't believe i'm alive. if i was a little bit closer, given different circumstances, i could have...