Breakin News!:Explosion in San Francisco
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SAN FRANCISCO -- An explosion in San Francisco's central financial district today injured at least one woman, and police closed several city blocks while they searched cause of the blast.
A police spokesman said it may have been an underground explosion. An electrical transformer could have been the cause, one official said.
Witnesses reported a large bang shortly before 10 a.m. near Post and Kearny streets in front of a Ralph Lauren store in the central business district.
The blast caused lights in office buildings in the area to flicker. One woman was sent to the hospital with injuries, police officer Jason Hui said.
Officials evacuated buildings in a one block perimeter of the blast and roped off streets leading into the area. Several hundred workers milled around.
Dozens of firefighters and a number of fire trucks rushed the area, as did local utility workers.
A police spokesman said it may have been an underground explosion. An electrical transformer could have been the cause, one official said.
Witnesses reported a large bang shortly before 10 a.m. near Post and Kearny streets in front of a Ralph Lauren store in the central business district.
The blast caused lights in office buildings in the area to flicker. One woman was sent to the hospital with injuries, police officer Jason Hui said.
Officials evacuated buildings in a one block perimeter of the blast and roped off streets leading into the area. Several hundred workers milled around.
Dozens of firefighters and a number of fire trucks rushed the area, as did local utility workers.
