Flames From San Francisco Gas Explosion Damage 5 Buildings

San Francisco firefighters battle a fire on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco, on Feb. 6, 2019. A gas explosion in a San Francisco neighborhood shot flames high into the air and was burning four buildings as utility crews scrambled to shut off the flow of gas. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo

SAN FRANCISCO—A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries.

The explosion on Feb. 6, and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner Richmond neighborhood fleeing into the streets as flames shot above the rooftops of nearby three-story buildings.