A house explosion in Plum, Pennsylvania, left five dead and injured three others on Saturday morning.
Three houses were destroyed, and at least a dozen more were damaged, by the blast on Rustic Ridge Drive, approximately 20 miles east of Pittsburgh.Of the injured rescued from the rubble, two have been released from the hospital, while one remains in critical condition as of Sunday, said Steve Imbarlina, deputy director of Allegheny County Emergency Services, according to local news station WTAE. He added that 57 firefighters were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
"Casey and Keegan Clontz were darn-near inseparable," according to a eulogy remembering the father and son."Keegan, just 12 years old, was known as his dad’s shadow." It is unknown what caused the explosion that occurred around 10:30 a.m., and officials stated the investigation may take"months, if not years," to complete. Gas provider Peoples Gas checked for gas leaks in the area and concluded that the system was"operating as designed," according to WTAE.
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