This is so heartbreaking. It must be so terrible to lose everything in the blink of an eye. I was watching the coverage on the cable news just a while ago, and couldn't help but think - these people had to run for their lives and with no chance to gather any belongings. Calif is used to wild fires, but at least with them there is warning, and the people have time to get some of their things together before they have to evacuate. These people weren't afforded that opportunity! It's so sad too, to think of how many of their beloved pets must have been lost.
They also said that some residents reported the smell of gas up to several weeks ago, but it was investigated and nothing done. Not sure what they mean by "nothing done" - that leaves a lot to the imagination.
I have a friend in Danville, and I had to bring up the Google Earth to make sure the explosion wasn't near his place. Thank goodness he is quite some distance from there.
Prayers to all PT'ers out there that in any way might have been affected.