HAYWARD — Three people who were hospitalized Thursday when a PG&E gas line exploded and caused a three-alarm fire at two homes in the Ashland neighborhood of unincorporated Alameda County remained in stable condition Friday, officials said Friday.

The explosion happened about 9:38 a.m. in the 800 block of East Lewelling Boulevard as workers from PG&E were in the process of repairing the gas line. An independent construction crew not affiliated with the utility or a utility project accidentally cut the line about 7:30 a.m.

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All six people were taken by ambulance to a hospital. The three who were most critically hurt had injuries that included burns to an unknown degree, respiratory issues and bone fractures, Alameda County Fire spokesperson Cheryl Hurd said in a statement

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