Plum House Explosion: What weve learned about the 6 victims, the legacies left behind

Table Of Content

• 'Numerous' officers shot in Charlotte, police say
• people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others
• Dead After House Explosion in Pennsylvania, Officials Say
• NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants -- leaving family with nothing
• charged with abuse of a corpse after body of Aliquippa woman found in abandoned building
• Warning from police on fundraising efforts

Crews were expected to be on the scene for "an extended period of time," the department said. Hazmat and fire investigators had been on their way to the scene, officials said. The house on Ridgemoor Road in Essex, Maryland, appeared in photos shared by the department to have been completely destroyed by the blast.

'Numerous' officers shot in Charlotte, police say

“This is certainly a sad, sad day and a sad time, for not just the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region,” said Allegheny county executive Rich Fitzgerald. The police chief of the community of Plum, Lanny Conley, said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10.30am on Saturday. NBC affiliate WPXI of Pittsburgh reported that homes several miles away were damaged. Tomer said at least two other homes suffered damage but did not say how close they were to the explosion site.

people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others

Company technicians will be going door to door to conduct a safety check and relight customers’ appliances, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, 57 firefighters were treated at the scene for minor issues, including heat-related injuries, WTAE reported, citing Steve Imbarlina, assistant chief of Allegheny County Emergency Services. PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Investigators said Friday the location of an explosion that killed six people and destroyed three houses near Pittsburgh last month was inside one of the homes, ruling out an outside cause. ESSEX, Md. (AP) — An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames. ESSEX, Md. — An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames.

Dead After House Explosion in Pennsylvania, Officials Say

The Allegheny county medical examiner’s office is expected to provide additional information about the deceased victims. On Saturday, People's Gas had shut off gas service at 50 homes in the neighborhood "as a precaution," saying they could not estimate when service would be restored. Police said at least three people were taken to area hospitals with two in stable condition, both of whom have since been released. The third person remained in critical condition as of Saturday night. According to authorities, at least three "structures" were destroyed with at least a dozen houses damaged, including windows blown out. He said that gas and electrical services were shut off to most of the area Saturday "out of an abundance of caution" and that officials planned to work to restore some of the services.

NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants -- leaving family with nothing

Gas and electric service was shut off as a precaution, and officials said Sunday a plan was in place to begin restoring service with electric power expected to be returned to all but a few residences, officials said. Downs said officials don't expect to have information about the cause of the explosion "for quite some time." “There are three structures destroyed and at least a dozen more damaged in some way,” authorities said. “This isn’t the first time that this has happened in Plum,” neighbor Justin Newman told the outlet. The three other people who were killed have not yet been identified. “Keegan and Casey will be missed by so many and will continue to be loved by so many including their family, friends, and community,” the statement added.

Crews said they found natural gas from a private well and propane at the scene. You’ve known these people your whole lives since you were kids and knowing someone died this close in that manner is just devastating,” Billie Grey said. The couple was killed when their home exploded on Riverview Road in Crescent Township Tuesday morning.

Investigators pinpoint house as source of explosion that killed 6 near Pittsburgh last month - The Associated Press

Investigators pinpoint house as source of explosion that killed 6 near Pittsburgh last month.

Posted: Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Three homes on Rustic Ridge Drive were leveled by the explosion, and about a dozen others were damaged, county officials said at a news conference Saturday night. Pennsylvania fire officials are still investigating the cause of a house explosion which left five people, including a child, dead and several other homes damaged, officials said Monday. Six people were killed and several others injured in a house explosion Saturday in Plum, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The explosion destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said.

Warning from police on fundraising efforts

“They cared about the community and everybody in it, including the kids, including the people. Big time,” Lucas said when speaking of his friend Paul and Paul’s wife Heather. Tribune Live reported that neighbors attending a vigil for the victims on Tuesday described the corner where the house once stood as a "fraternity row" because everyone was friends and always spending time together. Recovery operations were halted on Saturday afternoon due to severe weather in the region. George Emanuele, who lives a few houses down from the scene of the blast, told the Tribune-Review that he and a neighbor went to the home that exploded before the flames there got out of control.

children among 5 killed in Pennsylvania house explosion

Plum house explosion: Residents share concerns 3 months later - WTAE Pittsburgh

Plum house explosion: Residents share concerns 3 months later.

Posted: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

The police responded to a report of a house explosion around 10 a.m. In Plum, a borough in Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania just east of Pittsburgh. George Emanuele, who lives three houses down from the home that exploded, said he and a neighbor went to the home after the explosion and dragged a man laying in the backyard away from the scene, he told the Tribune-Review. Two people have been released from the hospital, while one was listed in critical condition, Imbarlina said, adding that the cause of the explosion remains under investigation.

Crescent Township police are warning people who may wish to donate that fraudulent fundraisers have been set up. The explosion is under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshals Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said the blast was so strong that people inside the factory thought there was an explosion inside and started to run out. Their factory along McGovern Boulevard in Crescent Township is right across the street from Riverview Road, separated by a large hillside. Officials are conducting follow-up interviews with some responders and witnesses, which is normal for such investigations, the fire marshal said. They continue to investigate the cause of the incident with further analysis of the interviews and physical evidence.

“This is certainly a sad, sad day and a sad time, for not just the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. Officials were back at the scene Sunday morning, and a news conference was scheduled for noon, the Facebook post said. After he recovered and checked on his son, Kolankowski went outside, where a woman told him that another woman had been upstairs and that a man was in the basement. The other woman emerged later covered in white ash, but the person in the basement hadn’t yet exited, he said. Emergency medical workers treated 57 firefighters for minor issues while they responded to the explosion and fire, Chief Imbarlina said.

Three people were taken to area hospitals, including one who was in critical condition and two who were treated and released. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office will provide additional information about the deceased victims, authorities said. Drone video shows smoke and debris from a house explosion in Crescent Township. 11 Investigates learned the state may have no record of the private well at the site of the explosion. PA’s Department of Environmental Protection’s oil and gas map shows no presence of a private gas well.

The Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday that its investigators have completed an analysis of preliminary test results from its stray gas investigation. Per state law, the Fire Marshal’s Office will determine the explosion’s origin and cause at the end of its investigation. As of Friday, the Fire Marshal’s Office had completed scene safety and security, additional agency notifications, witness statements and interviews, and processing of the incident site. The point of origin for a deadly home explosion in Plum on Aug. 12 came from inside the house at 141 Rustic Ridge, the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office said Friday.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A house exploded northwest of Philadelphia, killing five people and leaving two others injured, authorities said Friday. Plum police, county law enforcement and the county fire marshal’s office are investigating the cause of the explosion, AP reported. The explosion, which occurred in Plum, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh, has killed six people, including a child, and left several homes damaged. The cause of the explosion is under investigation by the county fire marshal’s office along with borough and county law enforcement.