Terror and panic were captured in the 911 calls when a house exploded in Chino Hills earlier this month, according to the audio clips exclusively obtained by NBC Los Angeles Monday.
A total of eight people, including children, inside the home were injured after a gas leak caused the explosion on the house on Sierra Vista Drive on Sunday, Nov. 16.
“There’s people screaming. The roof is blown up. I think there was like a gas leak or something,” one caller said while speaking with a 911 dispatcher.
Another person called to report “a lot of people” were injured.
“It’s just gone. It’s just lifted up,” the caller said about the exploded house.
A neighbor also called to urge first responders to rush to the scene.
“They’re saying a few people are inside (the house.) They’re saying the baby’s inside, and one of their brothers is inside,” the caller said.
More calls were made to 911, describing the harrowing scene.
“There’s one girl laying on the ground,” another caller said.
At least 16 homes nearby were evacuated as a precaution following the blast. Investigators said the powerful blast spread debris in front of the home as well as across the street.
A fundraising page said the house belonged to the Soleto family, adding that the explosion happened when the family got home, and one of the children turned on the lamp.
The post also said two of the injured people had to be intubated.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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