Overview
- The Duenas family, which filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court, seeks damages and names PG&E, Alameda County, Redgwick Construction, Mayo Asphalt Milling, and their landlord.
- The complaint centers on a December 11, 2025 rupture of a gas line during county roadwork on East Lewelling Boulevard, following what the family says was an earlier leak on the same project, and the home exploded about two hours later, injuring three relatives.
- The suit alleges PG&E knew gas was leaking for roughly two hours and failed to warn or evacuate nearby residents, which the filing says runs counter to the utility’s own guidance for leak emergencies.
- PG&E told federal investigators its crew knocked on doors to alert neighbors, but the family cites security video and their accounts to dispute that claim.
- A preliminary NTSB report describes PG&E squeezing off damaged and nearby lines shortly before the blast, and PG&E says it is reviewing the lawsuit while limiting comment during the ongoing investigation.