Hayward explosion: Family of 5 lost everything in blast

Families In Homes Destroyed By Gas Explosion Identified, Three Remain Hospitalized

The East Bay family living in a home where a gas explosion occurred Thursday has been identified by family members who say they "lost everything they owned" in the blast.

Hayward explosion victims identified as ‘hardworking family’

(KRON) -- The victims of a dramatic explosion and fire that leveled a home in Hayward last week have been identified as three adult siblings and two young children. According to an online fundraiser set up by family friends, the adult victims in the blast are Jorge Duenas Ponce, his sister, and brother. The adult siblings, along with the two children, were inside the home when it exploded last Thursday after a third-party construction crew ruptu…

‘Mom’s glasses were blown off her face’: Explosion near Hayward leaves family rebuilding

A violent explosion in the Ashland area of unincorporated Alameda County near the city of Hayward last week blew eyeglasses off the eyes of a woman wearing them and and also killed two pets in the home the blast destroyed. So wrote Jessica Fox of her parents' experience during the Thursday blast,

‘Mom’s glasses were blown off her face’: Fundraiser seeks to help family after explosion near Hayward last week

Online fundraisers have been set up to help those recovering from a violent explosion in the Ashland area of unincorporated Alameda County near the city of Hayward last week, which tore a home apart and hospitalized six people, including three with critical injuries. Jessica Fox wrote of her parents’ experience during the Thursday blast, saying that the blast blew the eyeglasses off her mother’s face. Fox wrote about her family’s hope for recove…

Hayward explosion: Family of 5 lost everything in blast

A family of five lost their home and everything they owned in a gas pipe explosion near Hayward last week, family friends said, while trying to raise money to help them.