San Francisco residents complained that they heard an “explosion” on Friday, June 26. However, local authorities have not confirmed any explosion.
It is worth noting that the sound heard a few hours ago caused concern for many people. There is a person on X ask “wtf explosions in sf right?”. Several others chimed in with their thoughts on what was going on.
other commented on the post “Really trying to find out, it’s so close to our office and hear them and sirens all the time but can’t find anything online.”
The original poster also added that sounds were heard near the Chinatown area and smoke was also reported. “Hearing this from people in coworking. Everyone is trying to figure it out,” they further said. Another local additional “We heard sounds near the center of the Embarcadero and saw smoke rising from Chinatown.” The person also ventured a guess at what might be behind the sounds and smoke. “The best (optimistic) guess are fireworks?” they explain.
More reports of explosions heard by San Francisco residents
Many others chose to head to the San Francisco Reddit subthread to see what was going on. One of the “Chinatown Booms” wrotefollowed by “Did anyone hear the rumble in Chinatown 10-15 minutes ago? Does anyone know what it was?”.
other additional “There was a lot of noise in Chinatown/North Beach today.” They shared more details “Around 3:30 there was a huge explosion near Chinatown – North Beach – does anyone know?”.
In this regard, some people said that this was just a commotion caused by fireworks. “Fireworks. Always fireworks. Never fireworks,” one of them said. wrote. Another even claimed to have seen the perpetrator. “This was a guy shooting off fireworks in front of the city lights. I saw him,” they explain.
Meanwhile, another was more skeptical; commented “It’s not like July 4th is next week or anything.”
However, the source of the loud noise could not be officially verified without confirmation from authorities. Social media speculation heavily leans towards fireworks being behind the huge explosion, which could also explain the smoke. It’s worth noting that even though several hours have passed, San Francisco residents are unlikely to be concerned given that the situation has yet to change or trigger a law enforcement response.
(This story is being updated)
