What They're Saying: Quotes About the San Bruno Disaster

Here's what community members and officials are saying about the devastation in San Bruno:

"It looked like (the fireball) was coming up the block. I kept running. You could hear something like a broken gun, just exploding." — Guillermo Valadez,  Vermont Way resident

"It sounded like an airplane taking off. I jumped out of my chair and that was it." — Jerry Hiller, Vermont Way resident

 "I went to the front door — I wanted to get as close as I could — and the flames were right there." —Joseph Blea, Vermont Way resident

 "It looks like a moonscape in some areas." — San Bruno Fire Chief Dennis Haag

"He saw an explosion happen and everything turned red." — Fairmont Drive resident Nora Tobar, describing what her husband saw

"You've heard the numbers, but what we have to deal with in the immediate future is the stress, the anxiety, the uncertainness in the minds of those that have been affected." — San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane

"It was rather gut-wrenching to me that these strangers and these individuals would come out in the middle of the night ... to help their fellow neighbors." — Sen. Leland Yee

"We're really saddened and sorry about this tragedy." PG&E President Chris Johns