Where to find coverage of California explosion
The Thursday-night explosion of a 24-inch natural gas pipeline in a San Bruno, Calif., neighborhood has captured lots of attention today. The fire in the community south of San Francisco has been named the Glenview Fire, and the Internet is the best place to head for the latest news and information about it.
I always head to the websites of the local newspapers and television stations whenever a big story breaks. I've added Twitter to the list of sites to monitor, too, especially for anything happening in the tech-savvy area around San Francisco.
To follow the reports from people affected and those nearest the scene, visit Twitter.com and search with the hashtag #sanbruno. There is plenty of color and detail shared by the Twitterverse that nicely supplements the official reports.
Here are some other sites to visit for information, photos, videos and stories about the explosion and fire:
City of San Bruno
Official site for the city, including how to get information
http://sanbruno.ca.gov/
San Jose Mercury News
Includes more than 100 photos and an interactive map.
http://www.mercurynews.com/
SFGate (The site for the San Francisco Chronicle)
The latest news, images and information.
http://www.sfgate.com/
YouTube.com
Citizen journalists provide video from the blast site.
http://bit.ly/SBfiretube
Twitter
San Bruno Fire
Set up for use by those looking for help.
http://twitter.com/sanbrunofire
City of San Bruno
General information about the fire.
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23sanbruno
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
The utility that operates the pipeline.
http://www.twitter.com/PGE4Me
