Allegheny County fire crews investigate at the site of a deadly house explosion Tuesday in a remote area outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. A man and a woman were found dead after the blast was “felt and heard” throughout the area. Investigators are still looking into a cause. Photo courtesy of Allegheny County
March 12 (UPI) — A man and a woman were found dead Tuesday after a house exploded in Pennsylvania.
Officials in Crescent Township — near Pittsburgh — and Allegheny County said they received multiple calls shortly before 9 a.m. that there had been a “severe” explosion, which was felt throughout the area.
“We all felt and heard the explosion,” Allegheny County Division Fire Chief Andrew Tomer told reporters Tuesday.
“Instantly, a column of white smoke up in the air followed by a thick column of black smoke. It was a very significant explosion. You could feel it in your chest, you could definitely feel the explosion,” Tomer said.
Upon arriving at the scene, fire crews found the house “completely leveled” with a fire burning throughout the foundation and on a nearby hill. After searching what was left of the home, crews found the bodies of a man and a woman. The medical examiner has not released their identities.
Two other homes were damaged in the blast, but no one else was killed or injured, according to fire officials.
While investigators from Allegheny County’s emergency management and fire marshal staff are still trying to determine what caused the blast, Tomer said there was “natural gas on site from a private well” and propane tanks at the home. The Bureau Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is also working the investigation.
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Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree is on leave after he was seen on video placing a student in a chokehold during a high school walkout earlier this month.
Borough Solicitor Peter Nelson told 6abc and other outlets Friday that McElree, who also serves as the borough manager, is currently on workers’ compensation leave. A request for comment from Nelson was not immediately returned Saturday.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is currently investigating the police department’s response to a student-led protest against the Trump administration federal enforcement actions on Feb. 20.
After more than 30 students walked out of Bucks County’s Quakertown Community High School, a violent confrontation with Quakertown officers saw at least five students arrested. The students have since been charged with aggravated assault, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Police claim that students threw snowballs at the responding officers on the scene and kicked their cars.
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