3 Unaccounted for After House Explosion That Destroyed 3 Homes, Damaged at Least 12 Others

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three individuals are unaccounted for following a home explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three buildings and broken a minimum of a dozen others.

Allegheny County officers mentioned three folks have been taken to hospitals after the blast that occurred shortly earlier than 10:30 a.m. Saturday within the borough of Plum.

County spokesperson Amie Downs mentioned emergency responders reported folks trapped beneath particles after one home apparently exploded and two others have been engulfed in flames. Crews from a minimum of 18 hearth departments have been working to douse the flames with the assistance of water tankers from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Downs mentioned.

George Emanuele, who lives three homes down from the house that exploded, instructed the Tribune-Evaluate that he and a neighbor went to the house earlier than the fireplace bought uncontrolled and located a person laying within the yard and dragged him away from the scene.

Jeremy Rogers, who lives two doorways down, instructed the paper that he had been out buying when he bought an alert about an issue at his home and noticed “all kinds of stuff flying round.” His household was capable of get out safely, and he was allowed to go in rapidly to rescue his canine. Nevertheless, he wasn’t capable of get the household’s three cats and hopes they’re all proper.

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