An explosion in Plum, Pennsylvania, destroyed several homes and left four dead Saturday. Alleghany County officials say a fifth person is unaccounted for.
First responders from the police and fire department arrived at the scene and reported that there were people trapped under debris and that it appeared as if one house had exploded, and two others were engulfed in fire. Multiple other homes were damaged with windows blown out.County officials said three structures were destroyed and at least a dozen more were damaged in some way. Water tankers were at the scene from both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties and 18 different fire departments.
POLICE SPEAK OUT AFTER PENNSYLVANIA DOG IS ABANDONED AT AIRPORT BY OWNER: 'HARD FOR ME TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND' After recovering and checking on his son, Kolankowski went outside and a woman told him another female had been upstairs and a man was in the basement. The other woman later emerged covered in white ash, but the individual in the basement had not yet exited, he said.
First responders from the Plum Police Department and fire department work to put out fires and rescue residents after house explosion
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