Two years after a house explosion in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood injured five people and destroyed three homes, impacted neighbors are suing the City of Philadelphia, PECO, Exelon, PGW, and other agencies. The explosion occurred on New Year's Day, 2023, at around 2:45 a.m. on Miller Street. Both PGW and PECO have issued statements regarding the incident.
Two years after a home explosion rocked Port Richmond -- injuring 5 people and destroying 3 homes -- neighbors impacted by the incident are suing the city as well as PGW , PECO and other agenciesOn New Year's Day, two years ago, Philadelphia 's Port Richmond community was shaken by an early morning house explosion thatAnd now, several neighbors who were impacted by the blast have brought forward a series of lawsuits targeting the City of Philadelphia , PECO , Exelon, PGW and other agencies.
The initial incident happened at about 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023, when a home along the 3500 block of Miller Street exploded without warning.Following the filing of these lawsuits, NBC10 reached out form a statement from lawyers representing neighbors in these cases, but did not immediately hear back.
In a statement from PGW, officials said reiterated that an investigation found no all gas mains and pipes in the area of that explosion to be in"good operating condition and no leaks found."“Safety is PGW’s number one priority.
Also, contacted for comment on these lawsuits, a PECO spokesperson declined to comment on legal matters. Though, in a statement, the spokesperson said the company hadn't been served with a lawsuit in this case as of Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. "We do not comment on pending legal matters; however, we can confirm that PECO does not have record of being served in this matter and that PECO and Exelon should not be parties to this lawsuit," said a spokesperson for PECO in a statement to NBC10."In addition, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has not found any evidence that public utility equipment caused the event.”
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