freelance photographer brian karmady.e described what he saw. >> i got here 15 minutes after it happened. >> these are your pictures? >> that's correct. >> the fire was absolutely -- the gas line was actually burning right behind that home right there that you see burning. and what struck me, aside from the obvious heat, was the sound that this thing was making. it was clear to me when i got there that this was something to do with gas and not a plane. there was a lot of debris from an explosion that had happened. there were actually holes in the roofs of some of the houses from rocks that were falling. the firefighters were -- i had several come up to me and say that they were just frustrated. there was nothing that they could do. >> you can see from the intensity of the flames why folks would want to get away from the area as quickly as possible. san bruno's recreation center was pressed into service as an evacuation shelter. dozens are waking up there this morning. that's where laura anthony is now. good morning, lawye