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Local: Explosions Reported At eBay PayPal Building In SJ -- Update

Wow.

This is just right down the street from me... and no, I'm not going down there to first-person report. I've a had few Hallowe'en beers, and several candy bars. :-)

Via CBS5.com.

San Jose firefighters are responding to reports of explosions from within a four-story building in San Jose that has also drawn responses from a bomb squad and a hazardous materials team.

The fire department responded to the building at 2211 North 1st St. at 7:31 p.m. after being contacted by the building's private alarm company that some windows were broken and several explosions may have occurred inside, according to San Jose Fire Department Capt. Jose Guerrero.

The firefighters report no obvious signs of fire, but it appears there is a haze coming from inside of the building and several windows have been blown out, Guerrero said.

Firefighters have ordered the evacuation of the building and members of the bomb squad and the hazardous materials team are going through the structure, according to Guerrero.

More here.

UPDATE: Local news reports that the incident ocurred at the eBay/PayPal operations center, and that no one was hurt, no operations were disrupted, etc.

posted by Fergie @ 10/31/2006 11:02:00 PM