Two people were hospitalized early Wednesday following an explosion at a home in Serra Mesa, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The blast occurred around 4:30 a.m. on the 2900 block of Greyling Drive, officials said, and ignited a fire in the home. Firefighters made quick work extinguishing the flames, but extensive damage to the home's front wall was visible afterward. At least one of the windows facing the street was completely blown out.
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The roof of the house was also damaged, partly due to the explosion and partly by firefighters who cut a hole in the roof to vent the gases and heat building inside.
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Homeowner Bill Pierce, who lives in the house, along with four renters, tried, unsuccessfully, to put out the fire with a hose.
"I couldn’t get out the door because the wall was blown out, and I couldn’t get the front door open," Pierce said.
Another resident recalled the shock of the explosion.
"Just to see the walls come in and we tried to get out the front door," Patrick Spinelli said. "The wall was blown in. The house was just all imploded. It’s crazy."
It's not yet known how seriously injured the people were who were hospitalized.
An investigation is underway into the cause of the blast.
"Our investigators are looking into the cause and origin of the fire," San Diego Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz told NBC 7.
