Two people were found dead after an explosion that destroyed a house in the Pittsburgh area near the Ohio River. The blast also damaged at least two other homes. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Two people were found dead after an explosion that destroyed a house in the Pittsburgh area near the Ohio River , authorities said Tuesday. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the blast in Crescent Township in the northwest Pittsburgh suburbs was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Aerial images from the scene showed smoking ruins with the structure reduced to rubble and some large pieces lodged in trees above.
Chief Andrew Tomer of the Crescent Township fire department said a man and woman were found dead at the scene. The county medical examiner's office will confirm their identities and determine the cause and manner of death. The explosion "completely leveled" the home, with arriving units reporting "fire throughout the foundation" and fire along the hillside, Tomer said. The blast also damaged at least two other homes, he said. A private gas well and two propane tanks on the scene were secured, he said. Tomer called the blast "severe, absolutely extreme," adding "You could feel it in your chest.
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