- July 25, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
By Dion Lim
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — Dramatic surveillance video shows the moments a San Francisco restaurant was rocked by an explosion Monday morning that was so intense, police say it activated their ShotSpotter technology, a sensor that detects gunshots.
“It feels like a terrorist…an explosive is not acceptable,” said the owner of Lapats Thai Noodle Bar Pinyo Charoensuk.
While police don’t know what or who caused the explosion they say this is uncommon. It may be the final straw for this small family-owned business that was also broken into months earlier.
“An explosion is too aggressive. Cracking window is okay, maybe some small stuff but this one is too big.” said chef Charoensuk.
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