lyanne melendez is live from the san bruno neighborhood. lyanne? >> carolyn, it was a very quiet evening here in this neighborhood. in fact, police put up road blocks to try to keep nonresidents away from here. so the ceremony was not held here, but at skyline college. in this sol local ceremony, the city of san bruno remembered the eight people who died a year ago. >> joseph gomez lost his girlfriend. he too was burnt by the fiery explosion. >> especially everywhere you go around this town, certain areas and i can go on and on, really. there is a lot of reminiscing in the summer. >> alan and his wife narrowly escaped. they spent months in the hospital. >> we put a lot of the stuff behind us. it is good to see everybody come together and do what we did. >> sandy arnold is in a wheelchair. one year ago this neighborhood was devastated after a pg&e gas pipeline exploded. it killed eight and injured others. homes were destroyed. but this evening people tried to replace their grief with gratitude. >> this evening is our time to remember and celebrate t

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