Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency responders gather at the scene of an explosion on E. Lewelling Boulevard. in Hayward. (Noah Berger/For the S.F.

Six people were injured and three buildings were destroyed in a residential explosion and fire Thursday morning near Hayward in Alameda County, which happened hours after a construction crew hit an ...

Officials say one person was killed and 14 others injured in a gas explosion and fires at the top of a 17-story New York City apartment building.