about 6:15 last night when that fire ball erupted and the chaos was captured by ktvu video editor ron aker. >> reporter: it was a massive boom, boom. it was just a huge explosion, not loud, but we felt the explosion and the heat. >> it was up in the air very aggressively, say 6-100 feet up in the air. >> i thought the world was coming to an end. i really did. >> terrible, terrible tragedy for our city this afternoon. >> primary concern at this point is identifying and locating all of the residents of the affected area. >> i would ask anybody who sees this broadcast tonight to say a special prayer for those people . >> it was a high-pressure gasline. we could not get close to the line until they could shut down that pipe. >> we have received overwhelming response from all of the agencies up and down the county corridor. >> we quickly responded, wanted to see if we could help out in any way. >> messy scene down there. >> and stay with the ktvu news team for continuing coverage of the explosion in san bruno throughout the weekend. you can also find updates 24/7 online at www.ktvu.com. >>> eco

about 6:15 last night when that fire ball erupted and the chaos was captured by ktvu video editor ron akerorter: it was a massive boom, boom. it was just a huge explosion, not loud, but we felt the explosion and the heat. >> it was up in the air very aggressively, say 6-100 feet up in the air. >> i thought the world was coming to an end. i really did. >> terrible, terrible tragedy for our city this afternoon. >> primary concern at this point is identifying and locating all of the residents of the affected area. >> i would ask anybody who sees this broadcast tonight to say a special prayer for those people . >> it was a high-pressure gasline. we could not get close to the line until they could shut down that pipe. >> we have received overwhelming response from all of the agencies up and down the county corridor. >> we quickly responded, wanted to see if we could help out in any way. >> messy scene down there. >> and stay with the ktvu news team for continuing coverage of the explosion in san bruno throughout the weekend. you can also find updates 24/7 online at www.ktvu.com. >>> economic st