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Firefighters rushed to eBay's San Jose headquarters last night after an explosion in a four-story eBay building. First thought to be a transformer, the cause is now being reported as a bomb.

A live TV report from last night is available at KRON 4. If you have any information, photos, or first-hand accounts, e-mail [email protected]. A reader sends the following IM conversation they had with an eBay employee in the building.

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Police say Halloween night explosion at eBay PayPal building not an accident; No injuries

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Halloween night explosion shattered windows at an eBay building housing offices for the company’s PayPal division, forcing the evacuation of dozens of employees.

PayPal spokeswoman Amanda Pires said Wednesday that the company had not received any threats but declined to comment on the investigation. The blast hit the first floor of the company’s network operations center.

“We believe this is an isolated incident,” she said. “We’re working closely with local authorities. We have everything under control.”

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