Gas Line Explosion injures 11 People in California

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.

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. (IANS)