the company's name membrane technologies. you see here there are at least three fire trucks out front and there's hazmat teams. the people are being treated for that exposure. we're trying to get more information but what we do know right now is that there are a number of employees being treated for what is likely a chemical exposure. we were just on the website for membrane. the way we can sort it out for you, they do a lot of separating of chemicals. once we get the department chief from menlo hopefully we can get more information. there's several employees who can be affected at this business. we have a lot of emergency crews, a lot of vehicles in the parking lot right now. we first got word of this into our newsroom. in that time we've been trying to get more people on the phone to bring us more information. but these pictures do definitely tell a lot of story, what's happening at membrane technologies in menlo park in the 1300 block of willow road. i am not sure if this is going to be impacting traffic in the area. but t

the company is all about membranes they make them, technology and among others these membranes act ash-tech filters. they deal with potentially dangerous material like methane, natural gas and reported what happened is some type of compression/explosion that involved in nothing canister. teresa estacio and the chief of fire department spoke of a transfer of material of methane in a cylinder. there is a lot of hazardous materials and in that company that started in 1982. they been in the area for a while. based in menlo park and have offices all around the world belgium, and in houston. as we mentioned we do not know exactly what caused the specific explosion but certainly they are clear on the website the they do with dangerous chemicals on a daily basis. >>pam: thank you, grant. we will keep you updated. new at 6:00 p.m. billy joe armstrong believe sie the lead singer-of " green y " was kicked off of a southwest flight because of what he was wearing. j.r. stone? >> pamela, this broke around 7:00 p.m. last night when he announced on twitter. he has 162,000 followers and said i to stuc

, they give you a little diagram, it goes through the membrane and so forth how they treat the water. one of the parts that i see in the diagram has chlorinated after the water has been recycled and put through reverse osmosis. that's the part i wanted to look at is where you have such a membrane, we can always treat that as a semipermanential membrane, that is in chemistry, so when you have a closer loop in there it as anode, diode you can get out the chlorine, get it out before we put it into our parks. that way it would decrease all the sailenation of topsoil. we are going to use this kind of water, golf course, i understand from commissioner buell, that golfers are not interested in saving the native water. the biggest culprit is chlorination . this particular process i'm going to be forwarding to the engineering division where you treat the water, treated water, out of storage before it's actually used regarding the put to the process. the key to it is that being that it's of the -- as i previously talked about, the chemistry, we can gauge the amount of electric current put throu

at membrane technology and research. chief says that a scientist was working on an experiment combining three gases. methane, helium, nitrogen during that process that the fire chief something went wrong causing the explosion. it killed him and injured a female scientist. firefighters fought the this was contained but the recently found a leaking methane the cylinder. they found a recently methane a cylinder. the haz mat team is still trying to contain that. reporting live, da lin. >>pam: pg&e going door-to-do fit inspecting several homes. after gas leaks. this is the northwest square complex off off de anda boulevard. in cupertino the owner was not at home she normally works from home. the dog was there rescued and taken to the veterinarian. as teresa estacio shows us pg&e has been at that scene. >> reporter: watched as pg&e inspect and the northwest square complex in cupertino. they are looking for any possible gas leaks. six have been found after fire destroyed this unit. >> six additional weeks found in a different a

he was a scientist at membrane technology and research in menlo park.e ago canister of a methane gas mixture when it blew up. >> a very large boom. >> he was still alive when firefighters pulled him outside. they tried cpr, but he died. a female coworker happened to be walking by the doorway when the force of the blast knocked her down and blew out her eardrums. the fire department says after the tanks exploded, employees risked their lives and ran back into the chaotic scene. >> some had the wherewithal to secure some of the hazards within the laboratory and they drugged that individual from the laboratory. so that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they do care about each other enough to do that. >> investigators say the scientist was transferring a mixture of methane, helium, and nitrogen from one tank to another, similar to these metal canisters when something ignited the gas. >> i know the ins and outs, but i can't think of what could have gone wrong. >> tim hill is the company's quality systems manager and was in the building at t

the blast killed a veteran research engineer and injured a female employee inside of a lab at membrane technology and research. the company president says the injured employees is now recovering at home. the menlo park fire chief says over pressurization of those three gases could have triggered an explosion. that is one of the possibilities there are looking into. the president of a membrane technology and research wrote in a statement that adrienne martin was a skilled researches. he moved to the united states from his native country of romania. >> in menlo park city inspectors red tag to the building on saturday saying that it is unsafe to go and at this point. the fire to says it before the explosion they were unaware of any safety problems at this research company. this company passed an annual safety inspection about six months ago. >> it was a pretty nice day after the fall of today. sunny this afternoon and a nice to temperatures. a lot cooler than what we have seen in the past few days. temperatures dropped 10-15 degrees in some locations. here is the view from the mt. tam cam

happened just after 4 yesterday afternoon inside a lab at membrane technology.were transferring gases from one cylinder to another, when the explosion happened. fire investigators now trying to figure out if one of those containers may have failed in some way. but one scientist was killed, another scientist was also hurt. she suffered injuries to her eardrums during the explosion. and the force of the blast sent her flying. firefighters described for us what the scientists were doing just before the accident. >> we don't know what went wrong. we do know that the one scientist in the laboratory based upon something that happened and that laboratory, as he was transferring that methane, dealing with nitrogen mixture in a third or fourth cylinder, and something in that process did go very, very wrong. >> this entire building had to be evacuated after the explosion yesterday. but this morning there's no threat to anyone in the surrounding area. according to their website, them brain technology does work for a number of oil and chemical companies. we tried reaching s

membranes have not yet made it a slam dunk. last but not least, public and regulatory outreach is where we are going to meet with members of the public, as well as regulatory agencies, to go through what we are learning in terms of the studies and where we may go. we have estimated our staff time component would be about 340 hours, about $35,000, on top of the cash cost which would contribute about $200,000. those dollars add up to roughly a million dollars of expenditure. on the left of the slide, we have a diagram of the public outrage plan, which in the case of san francisco and the west beirut -- we have identified three public meetings. one would be later this winter to go through detailed scientific studies. about a year from now, we would meet to go over what we are finding it preliminarily, the information coming out. finally, in meeting to report what we found from various studies, we would prepare to move forward with a recommendation one way or the other four condition action. we expect to meet with six to 10 agencie

he says membrane technology is a tight knit company with a family atmosphere. the death of his coworker is a huge loss. >> i'm just real saddened that someone was killed. i'm taking that in right now. >> and so what is complicating this, the leaky valve with the methane valve froze over, so it's making it bleed off slowly. the firefighters will be here for a couple more hours. >> kit is reporting live. thank you. >>> tonight, state utility regulators are investigating pg and e for another gas line blast. this one destroyed a condo. how it happened and the damage left behind. >> reporter: pg and e crews swarmed over this condo complex with special gas detectors. two dais after a gas leak, an explosion and fire and detecting six other leaks, they are still looking for more. >> we will take any actions that are necessary to make this system safe in this community. >> but it's too late for the owner of this home. >> i work in my basement and i heard the explosion. a loud bang, sounded like a car crash. >> neighbors say it blew up wednesday afternoon. >> this garage

don knapp is at membrane technology in menlo park. don? >> reporter: that's right, ann. just a day after the explosion, it still remains a mystery. the building inspectors from menlo park have red tagged the building and cal osha considers it a crime scene. there are red tags on all of the doors of this menlo park building and it will remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the unknown extent of the damage from an explosion here friday afternoon. >> a very big boom. just one single boom. that's all i heard. >> reporter: the blast came reportedly as researcher adrian martin mixed three gases, methane, helium and nitrogen for a laboratory project here at membrane laboratory and research in menlo park and one of the tanks ruptured according to the fire department protection chief and killing martin and tossing a female scientist in an adjacent corridor. >> she was basically near the door and the pressure from the explosion, almost blown her out of the door, which is a good thing because it knocked her out of the laboratory. >> some workers were rushing in to he

a gas explosion at a company called membrane technology and research, you see our nbc chopper above the scene. this happened about an hour ago. this is on willow road rig off 101. there was a gas explosion. it's a hazmat situation. there are updates now. employees have been evacuated, and one employee, one person has been confirmed dead on the scene. >> yeah, this is located on willow road between 101 and the dunbarton bridge. this happened about an hour ago. as you see, firefighters are on scene. they evacuated the building. a couple dozen people evacuated. this company has been around since 1982. basically it provides a gas separation solution for petrochemical plants, refineries, and processing facilities. apparently there are reports that plems were moving a sill -- employees were moving a sill diverse filled with methane when it explodesed. one injury, one possiblydead. 14 other people treated fde exposure. we are on top of the situation, and we will bring you any new developments. >> once again that's mtr, membrane technology and research, rights on willow road in menlo park next

it occurred at membrane technology and research. that's where don sanchez is live right notice with the very latest on the tragedy. >> yes. hazmat team inright now. they have a serious problem. there is a cylinder in there filled with methane gas an it's leaking. so i don't know if you can hear the noise or not but fans are blowing to try to clear out the room so that actually then investigation can begin but until then, they can't. here's what happened at this company. explosion as scientist membrane technology research was transferring gas from 3 cylinder to another. woman scientist in the lab was blown out of the door by the force of the explosion. she complained of ear drum problems. crew worked on her outside before she was taken to a hospital. but the man who had been working with the gases died from the explosion. there was a quick response from other employees in the company. even though it was risky. >> employees actually ran in the laboratory and imagine with the dust from the explosion i understand it was very doing it in

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it's called membrane technology in menlo park. len ramirez is there. he has more on the hazardous materials situation and exactly what's going on. len? >> reporter: a very sad situation with one fatality and another person injured. it happened this afternoon apparently as two coworkers were inside the building transferring methane gas from one container to another, we are told, when that methane exploded killing one man and injuring a female worker. the fire chief from menlo park told us that the female worker is lucky to be alive. >> she was apparently near the door. it was based upon the overpleasure from the explosion blew her out of the laboratory into the hallway area and she didn't get pushed up into some of the type of wall or other type of product. other members, other individuals who work inside the facility ran in, as i understand it now, they extricated the individual and drug him out towards the parking lot area which is where he currently is. on arrival, i know we heard our firefighters advise that they were going to make entry and then i

. >> membrane technology is a small company but they've been around for 26 years. an employee describes worker as a close-knit family >> this is the big boom. indiasi mentioned, if it felt like a giant concussion, like a giant firework. with the folks around the we just went to the nearest exit. i got outside in the first thing i did was look at the roof of the building to see any smoke. i did not see any. pg&e is inspecting hundreds of homes in the south bay after several cassocks it discovered of the northwest square complex off of north deanza blvd, near cupertino. an explosion started a fire that tore through a unit. pg&e cannot know how long this will last but these inspections will be on going but it is still upsetting. >> it is unnerving. week yet actually had a we-had a leak here. if they had to check the area. (aussie accent) >> several of the pg&e representatives are going door to door. >> the damage is shown here. normally she is home at this time with she's working from home. she was fortunate, not home at the time. her dog was rescued. not harmed. >> t

the blast happened yesterday at membrane technology and research.ered cardiac arrest after the blast. firefighters tried to save his life but he died soon after. factor the blast. but they are fire officials found a leaking methane gas cylinder that may have been a factor in the blast but they are not sure if it was leaking beforehand. earlier, just after the explosion, employees ran into the chaotic scene. >> some had the wherewithal to try to secure some of the other hazards within the laboratory and then they drug that individual from the laboratory and addressed the other individual who had been blown clear of the laboratory. >> now a female co-worker was walking by the doorway when the force of the blast knocked her over and damaged her eardrum. investigators say the scientist who died had been transferring a mixture of methane, helium and nitrogen from one tank to another. forecasters say the storm could bring as much as 20 inches of rain in some areas. right >>> heavy rain from tropical storm lee is now pounding louisiana. forecasters say the

involved for a lab project here at membrane technology and research. and menlo park fire officials say a tank containing one of the gases apparently ruptured, and killing the 56-year-old san jose man. the blast already threw a female scientist into a corridor, next door. and she suffered eardrum pain and was taken to stanford medical center. according to city leaders, the haz-mat team determined that the explosion actually sent a second leaking container through a wall and it lodged into another wall. during the last walk-through, investigators found extensive damage to two labs, and several offices. so this business closed for an indefinite period of time. according to fire officials, this place actually passed a safety inspection test back in march. so the question is, again, what exactly caused this to happen. and that's what cal osha crews are going to try to figure out when they come out here tomorrow. grace? >> all right, stephanie in menlo park with the latest, thank you. >>> an arrest for one of two shootings that happened within a couple of bl

>> reporter: membrane technology building has yet to be cleared. we are told that the hazardous material team is trying to vent a leaking methane cylinder at the top of the building. now, we have learned that the top of the cylinder has frozen over. one employee still hospitalized after an explosion killed her co-worker. it happened at 4:15 inside of a lab. two scientists, a man and woman were preparing for an experiment. officials say it had been done numerous times pathfinder, but this time, something went wrong. >> when the explosion occurred. the male victim was, obviously, most significantly impacted by that explosion. the female was essentially blown through. at this time, we we are told to be an open doorway. >> five fellow employees ran into the lab and dragged the man into the parking lot, where he died. residential neighborhoods nearby. 23 people were evacuated from the building. there was no shelter in place. >> no one assured the community. this problem is contained to this structure. there is no-risk. actually people in other structure

>> reporter: membrane technology building has yet to be cleared. we are told that the hazardous material team is trying to vent a leaking methane cylinder at the top of the building. now, we have learned that the top of the cylinder has frozen over. one employee still hospitalized after an explosion killed her co-worker. it happened at 4:15 inside of a lab. two scientists, a man and woman were preparing for an experiment. officials say it had been done numerous times pathfinder, but this time, something went wrong. >> when the explosion occurred. the male victim was, obviously, most significantly impacted by that explosion. the female was essentially blown through. at this time, we we are told to be an open doorway. >> five fellow employees ran into the lab and dragged the man into the parking lot, where he died. residential neighborhoods nearby. 23 people were evacuated from the building. there was no shelter in place. >> no one assured the community. this problem is contained to this structure. there is no-risk. actually people in other structure

for two hours ago during the investigation >> police that red tagged a chemical explosion inside membrane technology they have a lot of questions to uncover >> investigators are trying to find out what triggered an explosion at this research company 56 a year old was transferring chemicals into a cylinder it in the jury of female bod employee. oppressors asian of those three days gases could have caused the explosion that is one of the possibilities they're looking into adrian martin was killed and engineer and had been with the company for five years whe. they move from their native come tree of romania so their daughter could further her education . they are saying it is unsafe to go inside. this company passed an annual inspection six months ago. still to come on kron >> still to come on kron 4 morning news how many people have been convicted across the globe for terrorism and a high it surf of advisory is in effect >> overcast skies with fog same old same old. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] because you never stop improving your recipe... we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of

. >> membrane technologies is a small company, they have been around for 26 years, one employee describes it as a close knit family. >> it's like a giant fireworks boom. first thing i did was look at the building and see if there was smoke, i did not see any. from the outside of the building it did not look like anything happened. i -- i did not officially know what happened. i know the ins and outs but i cannot think of -- >> with kron4 and kron4.com as we follow the latest in the deadly chemical explosion. more gas leak troubles connect to pg&e, pg&e went door to door to inspect homes after several gas leaks were discovered. it comes to heels of a fire wednesday that tore through one of the units. you can see the damage to the home. the owner was not in at the time. but she normally works from home. her dog was rescued and taken to the vet. pg&e crews have been at the scene ever since inspecting the complex. >> watch as pg&e crews number the home in the northwest square complex, they are looking for any possible gas leaks. six were found after the fire that destroyed this unit. >> we fo

>> they keep this information close to the fest this is a membrane technology and research at this happened on friday. his widow is quoted as saying it was because of his son's safe surroundings that he died. they will have to reconstruct a levitt was badly damaged in the explosion it could have been a failure as out methane's a letter blow apart no comments have been made until the investigation is complete there will be looking for clues in the past files they pass inspection six months ago. they have their work out for them. >> is this because of a lawsuit is the man that i died family suing? >> there set and that it to what she is saying until they have real facts cannot say one way or another what happens with the victim's family remains to be seen. >> we're keeping our eyes on bay area weather and traffic and that warmup impact >> appeal of a shot from mt. tam camera as the sun makes ready to rise this morning. it is downright fog will tell you more about that in a minute big warmup today is gonna be even nicer along the water. today will be toasting no mistake about at dillon was pat

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happened this afternoon at membrane technology. moved to the scene for us and live with new information. lloyd? >> this is still very much a developing story. they are inside the building and trying to deal with a leaking cylinder. as a fire chief says they are trying to figure out what went wrong. around 4: 15 when a man and a woman were working the lab and process of making a mixture of methane gas for an experiment. been done often but for some reason there was explosion. the man was killed and the woman was blown out the door and into the hallway. she's in the hospital. other people rushed to drag the man out but it was too late. there was no fire. >> at this point the other individual who was in the lab who was near the door was blown out of the doorway clear of the lab and unfortunately the gentleman died. >>reporter: 23 other people were evacuated but no other injuries. this is near several residential neighborhood. we are told no release of any toxic fumes and everything is contained within that building. we'll have more on

the scientist and another employee here at membrane technology and research were transferring separate canisters of methane into one container when it exploded. we tried talking to martin's family tonight but they were too upset to go on camera. the martins moved to the bay area from romania four years ago to pursue the american dream. he wanted to help his teenaged daughter pursue her goal of being a concert pianist. his wife said she knew he mixed gases in containers. for now the building has been shut down. an accident like this is a big concern any time it happens. but in a city like menlo park, it's even more concerning when it happens here. >> i would say that these companies, these start-ups bring jobs to the local area. and are an important economic engine that hire our engineers and others. >> reporter: cal osha is investigating to try to figure out how this could have happened. coming up at 11:00, we talk to a local scientist who will tell us what type of chemicals martin was handling and how something like this could have happened. for now, we're live in menlo park. elise ki

and we had to evacuate about 23 other employees of this company which is called membrane technologies. there is no impact, other impact to the other communities. no risk to the city of menlo park and the city of palo alto in terms of the residents that live in this community. >>> what happened inside the lab, there was a man and a woman and what happened? >> i understand that the gentleman who is involved with this who is a scientist now we understand was transferring methane. not sure why the reason for or why he was doing it or what went wrong. we heard there might have been some type of cylinder failure. at this point the other individual who was in the laboratory who was near the door way was essentially blown out of the door way, clear out of the laboratory and unfortunately the gentleman who was involved with the actual operation succumb do to his injuries. >> 23 of them then self- evacuated and dragged the men out on to the -- outside on to the cement. >> right, as we understand it right now. the other scientists within the laboratory, other parts of the building came in, pulle

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another -- membrane technology. another sign was -- scientist was injured. >>> 8:49. caused dozens of smartmeters in east palo alto to burn off. well, they raise questions about how safe are those devices. 80 smartmeters caught fire. they burned out last month during the electrical surge that lasted for several hours now, city officials in neighboring palo alto say they are con -- they are conducting a thorough investigation. pg&e says a voltage surge can also damage an analog meter. >> this year's record crowd could get organizers in trouble. close to -- close to 54,000 people were at the event in the northern nevada desert. that's about 4,000 more than the number allowed by federal land managers. the bureau believes organizers sold thor man 50,000 tickets, assuming not everyone would show. they will -- sold more than 50,000 tickets, assuming not everyone would show. >>> and there was no evidence of a recession during the multiple sclerosis telethon. >> we have $25 donated -- >> the telethon aired on our sister station. 0 we raised $2.1 million and that helped boost

cal-osha red-tagged membrane research over the weekend after friday's blast which killed a 56-year-old person who was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen when something went wrong. investigators are reviewing records and emergency calls to the facility. the building is closed. >>> it's been a rough day on wall street. stocks are down sharply amid worries about the u.s. economy and the debt crisis in europe. let's take live look at the numbers right now. you can see still down significantly down 175 points. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also down. one analyst says everyone is returning from vacation selling first and asking questions later. >>> congress returns to work today as well and a fight is expected over the best way to create jobs. president obama is readying a televised speech on the issue and as danielle nottingham shows us, republicans running for president are pushing plans of their own. >> reporter: president obama gave a preview of his jobs lana detroit challenging null get on board. >> i'm going to propose ways to put america back to work that both parties can agree to because i

there are signs of the explosion here at membrane technology and research.here is a security guard who was walking around making sure no one goes inside. and even if you go out to the door, you see the big red sign, red tagged and the door sealed shut with the red evidence tape. and fire officials say the lab actually passed a safety inspection test. and that was back in march. but there is still plenty of questions as to what caused the explosion. and how osha will be up here tomorrow to try and sort it all out. we do know that a researcher adrian martin is reportedly mixing three gases, methane, nitrogen and helium, for a lab project, and menlo park fire officials say a tank containing one of those gases apparently ruptured, killing the 56-year-old san jose man. and the blast also threw a female co-worker into a room next door and she suffered eardrum pain but she is okay. and she survived and is taken to stanford medical center. according to city leaders, the haz-mat team determined that the explosion actually sent a second container that was leaking thro

federal safety investigators spent hours inside the membrane technology and research facility yesterday. the building is now red-tagged and will need major repairs. fire investigators say adrian martin died when the methane, helium and nitrogen he was mixing exploded. >>> a year ago this week a san bruno neighborhood exploded in a ball of gas-fueled flames. a major pg&e gas transmission line ruptured killing 8 people and destroying three dozen homes. since that day, changes are planned for emergency shut off valves, and gas lines are being reinspected. the crater left by the blast should be filled and the road repaired this week. >>> prop 8 sponsors stay their case to the state supreme court on tuesday. the panel, with their arguments over whether they are proposition supporters, can appeal a federal court ruling that overturned the voter- approved ban on gay marriage. now, depending on the state supreme court's ruling expected in about 90 days, the sponsors can then take their case to a federal appeals court. >>> family was the theme of the second annual oakland pride parade today, but

. >>> federal safety investigators spent hours inside a badly damaged membrane technology and research facility yesterday. the building is now red-tagged and will need major repairs. a man died when the methane, helium and nitrogen he was mixing exploded. >>> a year ago this week a san bruno neighborhood exploded in a ball of gas-fed flames. the pipeline ruptured killing 8 people and destroying 3 dozen homes. since that day changes have been made to emergency shut off valves. the crater left by the blast should be filled and the road repaired this week. >>> and prop 8 sponsors take their case to the state supreme court on tuesday. the panel had arguments over whether proposition supporters can appeal a federal court ruling that overturned the voter-approved ban on gay marriage. depending on the ruling ruled in about 90 days, they can then take their case to a federal appeals court. >>> family was the theme of the second annual oakland pride parade today. but the celebration also focused on health. they have a push to get people to talk about issues that are taboo. >> we're definitely a

that blast happened friday at the membrane technology and research company in menlo park. adrian martin of san jose went into cardiac arrest after he was pulled out of the building. fire officials claim martin was transferring a mixture of gasses from one zillion lender to another when the blos occurred. cal osha will continue its investigate on tuesday. >> the cracked gas pipe blamed for an explosion and fire in a cupper teen know home was made of material that has a history of failure. the matt plastic pipe was the sum of two safety advisories and lawsuits dating back decade. a bullet continue warned of the pipes. pg&e says it will remove the pipe and begin its review of sim similar pieps statewide. >> thousands are turning out for the cannabis and hemp expo which is being held at oakland plaza. >> reporter: since isn't 1999, she's been a medical marijuana user, and it's been instrumental in her therapy. >> i got run over by a car in 1988. it helps with the pain. >> reporter: prior to her more you, she was on prescription pain killers. now she is a nurse and is an sad co

blast happened at membrane technology and research company on willow road. 56-year-old adrian martin of san jose went to into cardiac arrest after he was pulled of the building. he he was transferring a mixture of gases when the blast occurred. blast caused heavy damage to the lab and number of nearby rooms. >> this morning, investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the fire that destroyed a home under construction in concord. it happened yesterday on skyler court. you see the a house frame. embers sparked two other house fires in the neighborhood. nobody was hurt. they say the fast-moving fire was loud. >> we heard pretty loud bang. boom, boom, boom. i looked outside the window and first i saw it was probably the wind and the house being constructed, but the 2nd i looked out the window i saw the house was completely in flames. >> they say the loud booms were likely items inside a shed that exploded. damage estimates are at least $300,000 and three speculate homes were affected. >> time to check in with mike. a start of a couple of wildfires that could have grown to bi

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the membrane technology building is red-tagged after yesterday's blast of the investigators say 56-year-old adrian martin was transferring a mixture of gases including methane from one canister to another when the gases explode. martin was killed. within the hour, the company identified the second employee injured as jenny he. cal osha investigators are looking at the possibility that the canisters were overpressurized. in the statement the company president expressed simpthink for martin's family and says, "mtr is cooperating fully with authorities and cannot comment further until reliable information is available." new at 6:00 tonight santa clara county officials released the 9- 11 call reporting a natural gas explosion at a customerino condo cupertino complex. >> do you see the flames? it's out of control. >> the owner of the condominium said she smelled natural gas before wednesday's blasted, but did not report it. no one was hurt. pg&e has its crews found six more gas leaks in that area. the utility says pipes in the area are meadow an older plastic that can get brittle over time. the

that's membrane technology and research. mrt is a well established company on willow road between 101 and el camino. it provides products and technology for gas companies like bp and exxonmobil. let's bring in george kiriyama who joins us. george, we're talking about methane, helium and nitrogen. this is a dangerous facility behind you and it's in the midst of a neighborhood. what's happening right now? >> reporter: we learned a few seconds ago that the methane cylinder has stopped leaking. it's been leaking for a few hours. there was a vapor that was coming out, turning into a liquid and freezing. they let it run its course. right now you see investigators about to go in and figure out what happened. they had to wait until this cylinder leaked itself out basically. firefighters are making it clear, the leaking cylinder that was contained in this building, there was no risk to the outside area. firefighters say it was a dangerous mix. a scientist here at mrt was transferring methane, helium and nitrogen into a cylinder when

as for the kissing, a motorized wet sponge pushes against a membrane to simulate a smooch.just not like the real thing. larry? >> if it ever comes to that, please. >> kissing your phone, you mean? >> yes, if we head in that direction, please, take me the -- take the phone away from me. tim lincecum threw eight strong innings and got help from the defense. where is the giant offense? could the giants get any runs? sports next. >>> tim lincecum pitching well enough to win again, but aloha means some runs for timmy. well, how about one? pablo sandoval into the hole. justin christian races around third. a pretty good throw, but it is cutoff and it is 1-0 giants. they almost had more, but d gordon makes a sensational catch to ross. c re shaw beats timmy for the third time this season. the giant defense was outstanding. the seventh inning and sellers with the liner and christian lays out to make the grab. no margin for error. santiago and former giant velez just beats the throw. the dodgers win it and the giants are eight back with 18 to go. giants reliever said he was using a kn

menlo park fire is telling us that there has been an explosion at a research lab that's called membrane technology. the fire department says there may be people trapped in the building. right now, we do know that one person has died in this explosion. there's at least one other person injured. 25 people have been evacuated from the building. we do have a reporter and photographer headed to the scene. we'll have an update as soon as we get it. >>> in other news, imagine getting a 9-year-old parking ticket in the mail. >> on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains it might be more common than you think and it's against the law. >> whoops. >> reporter: right. so as local governments are finding themselves with financial struggles, some of them are now trying to collect on old debts and while that may or may not be the reason two local viewers received a 9-year- old parking ticket, the fact they received it at all is troubling. fans of judge judy the youngs are law-abiding citizens so when they got a collections notice from a expired registration ticket they were baffled especially after se

friday's blast at membrane research and technology killed 56-year-old adrian martin and injured another scientist. he was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen when something went wrong. the building is red-tagged and considered a crime scene right now. cal-osha is heading up the investigation. the lab, by the way, did pass a routine safety inspection back in march. >>> several stores in san leandro remain closed after being vandalized over the weekend. at least 31 businesses along east 14th street were spray- painted with graffiti early sunday morning. a restaurant owner who was affected says the graffiti problem has gotten worse over the years. investigators say they are now looking into the content to see if it's gang-related. >>> checking other bay area headlines, after nearly two years, police in santa clara know who killed a 96-year-old man during a home invasion robbery. it happened in saratoga. detectives say 33-year-old juan cortinas who is already in custody on other charges lab rained tomorrow. a second suspect was killed last march by the fremont police department involving a

adrian martin was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen in a lab at membrane technology and research when there was an explosion. martin died at the scene, a second worker was treated and then released. fire investigators and cal osha will be reviewing the company's records and calls to the facility this week. >>> now to a story one east bay family is going to be telling for a long long time. the mccarthys, we talked to cc and dillon today. they were staying at their west lake tahoe cabin but, in the middle of the night, they were awakened by a honking horn. they looked outside. they saw a bear inside their car, apparently searching for food, but what he found instead was the car's parking brake. >> all of a sudden we look out the window again and the car is gone and the bear is down the drive, we have this steep driveway coming out of our cabin, down the driveway across the street. >> the bear totaled the toyota prius. he did get out and run away. top, this is a new prius parked in their garage, and, well, that's their cat. no word on whether he is looking for a joy ride. >> i think the