Three people have been hospitalized and three others are missing after a Pennsylvania home exploded, flattening neighbors’ homes and sparking a huge fire
- Three people have been hospitalized and three people are missing after a house explosion in Pennsylvania around 10:23 a.m. Saturday morning.
- The cause of the blast remains unclear and officials say the crime scene, where several homes were razed to a pile of smoldering ash, is still active
Three people have been hospitalized and three others are missing after a home exploded in Pennsylvania, destroying neighbors’ homes after starting a huge fire.
Footage of the explosion circulating online shows a home in Plum, Pittsburgh, in what appears to be a pretty sleepy neighborhood, exploding and sending debris flying.
Emergency services were called Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive around 10.23am Saturday morning and discovered people trapped under debris, while two others were engulfed in flames, police said.
First responders who arrived at the scene were greeted by a massive blaze which had created a large plume of thick black smoke at the scene.
Several homes were flattened in the incident with aerial footage showing at least three empty lots where homes once stood and several properties with shattered windows and exterior damage.
Three people have been hospitalized and three people are missing after a house explosion in Pennsylvania destroyed neighbors’ homes after starting a huge fire
Footage of the explosion circulating online shows a home in Plum, Pittsburgh, in what appears to be a fairly sleepy neighborhood, exploding and sending debris flying
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties sent tankers to the scene and 18 different fire departments coordinated to put out the flames and carry out rescue operations.
Three people were transported to local hospitals and three others are currently missing as officials continued to check gas lines and nearby homes to determine the cause of the crash, police said.
“The scene remains very active,” said Amie Downs, communications director for Allegheny County.
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator for Plum, James Sims, said he witnessed at least “six explosions in Plum”.
“It’s the worst I’ve seen in 47 or 48 years, the worst, just the amount of damage,” he said wtae.
The house that exploded belonged to Borough Manager Mike Thomas, Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel told the outlet. We don’t know what condition Thomas is in.
Emergency services were called Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive around 10.23am Saturday morning and discovered people trapped under debris, while two others were engulfed in flames, police said.
Three people were taken to local hospitals and three others are currently missing as officials continued to check gas lines and nearby homes to determine the cause of the crash, police said.
The house that exploded belonged to Borough Manager Mike Thomas, Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel told the outlet. We still don’t know what condition Thomas is in.
His wife and daughter were taken to hospital, and a man who lives in a nearby house was airlifted to UPMC Mercy for treatment in the hospital’s burn unit, the report said. mayor.
Neighbor Alexis Typanski said she was asleep when she heard the thunderclap.
‘I heard this ‘boom’. It was so loud it woke me up. I thought it was thunder from the thunderstorms last night,” she said.
“My water bottle fell on me instantly. I was shaking. It scared me so much.
This is a developing story.
