Explosion in San Francisco Financial District

Just Heard | 6/24/08 | JohnnyCap

[johnnycap]

At 4:18pm PDT there was some kind of large explosion in the financial district here in San Francisco, people have come out of their buildings to see. Police have taped off the area south of Pine on California Street. Cable Cars have stopped running. More to follow...

[Gator113]

Naked men, holding hands, seen running from the building?

[Dog]

It was a vault.

[Cindy]

Ok, I’m still trying to find news updates for you.

[bubbacluck]

It was the vaults fault.

[RoseofTexas]

Too bad it wasn’t the sewage plant or the city council building.

[Gator113]

Hey Francisco, we will send in some military help....oh wait, never mind.

Just cover your buddy’s behind, ok?

[CindyDawg]

Ok...please explain “vault” for us down South. Yall say people are running to see what happened. In my mind, I'm seeing money flying in the air:’)

[Uncle Miltie]

Corrected: "An explosion of gay fabulous proportions!"

(Prayers for any affected).

[Disciplinemisanthropy]

id have guessed SF residents can lose the ability to pucker overnight

[Gator113]

“Naked men”

Oops, change that to naked ‘males’...... and “it’s” and lions and tiger and bears, oh my.

[Old Sarge]

Ja, It Vas Bush’s Vault?

[VR-21]

Hope all’s well.

[LibertyRocks]

I hope everyone is OK. Prayers for any who may be injured and for those responding...

[Southack]

I’ll take “Copper Thieves” for $200, Alex...

[johnnycap]

No, it’s some kidn of under the street transformer that probably blew the sewer covers off. So it was an electrical explosion under the street. But having been in lower Manhattan on 9/11, it felt a bit like deja vu all over again.

[fatima]

(((Hugs)))That happens in Philadelphia once in awhile and fire comes out.

[True Republican Patriot]

Bugeyes’ BOTOXED Face finally BLEW!

[JMK]

"Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?"

[El Gato]

Ok...please explain “vault” for us down South.

Basically an underground utility room. Often under the sidewalk. May contain electrical switchgear, transformers, etc., or alternatively similar gas supply fixtures, like a pressure regulator or even a meter supplying a big building.