SAN DIEGO (AP) - An apparent explosion rocked a Hilton hotel under construction Monday and a fire official said a dozen workers were injured.
Two of the injured were in critical condition, eight had serious injuries and two had minor injuries, fire department spokesman Maurice Luque said.
ed serious damage and debris littered a driveway beneath the area. Facade material dangled from the structure, drapes dangled out windows, and a large equipment room with tanks and pipes was left exposed.

AP An apparent explosion on Monday in San Diego rocked a Hilton hotel under construction and injured a dozen workers, according to a fire official.

Yes, my building shook at 20th and Broadway; a few minutes later the firetruck headed downtown. Is it the new Hilton??
Posted by: jack at May 19, 2008 02:43 PM
at May 19, 2008 02:50 PM

By Tony Manolatos SAN DIEGO – At least 13 construction workers were injured Monday afternoon, at least two critically, following an explosion in a

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An apparently accidental explosion rocked a Hilton hotel under construction Monday, injuring 13 workers, five of them critically,

Twelve people have been injured in an explosion in a hotel under construction in the Californian city of San Diego, authorities say.