Neighbors said the explosion was so large that car alarms in the area started going off.
Authorities say a 1-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl were among those injured in the explosion. Both victims were flown to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.Authorities say a 2-year-old boy, a 3-year-old girl and two men ages 52 and 73 were also in the house. Franklin Township Police Chief Matthew DeCesari says they recovered two unidentified bodies and are searching the rubble for the final two.
Video from Chopper 6 showed the home had been reduced to rubble and debris could also be seen around the yard."There are at least two houses displaced at this time that I know of that were in very close proximity to where the blast was, and they had fire damage, windows knocked out, so not habitable at this point," he said.
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