Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed 3 homes and damaged several others.
Crews from at least 18 fire departments worked to douse the flames with the help of water tankers from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Downs said.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation by Plum and county law enforcement and the county fire marshal's office. The state public utilities commission and local utilities also were at the scene. Rafal Kolankowski, who lives a few houses away, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the explosion broke the windows in his house and knocked him and his wife to the ground.
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