Calif. emergency official: 53 homes destroyed, 120 damaged in fire south of San Francisco

Official: 53 homes destroyed in California fire

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A California emergency official says 53 homes have been destroyed and 120 damaged in a massive blast and fire south of San Francisco.

California Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jay Allen says the fire in a San Bruno neighborhood had spread to 10 acres Thursday night.

Allen says the blaze is 50 percent contained as firefighters battle the flames into the night. He had no estimate of the number of injuries.