A family whose Hayward-area home was obliterated in a PG&E pipeline explosion last year filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the company, a pair of construction contractors and Alameda County.

Several members of the Duenas family are suing over allegations that the defendants were negligent, created a public nuisance and trespassed, among other things.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.