Pittsburg, PA
A recent history of house explosions in the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tuesday’s deadly house explosion in Crescent Township is the latest in a string of recent home explosions in the Pittsburgh area over the last several months.
Three home explosions have occurred in different parts of Western Pennsylvania, with two of them turning deadly.
“It was complete devastation when we first arrived on scene.”
A husband and wife of nearly 65 years were killed when their home along Riverview Road in Crescent Township exploded on Tuesday morning.
David and Helen Mitchell both died in the blast.
The home where the explosion happened was leveled down to its foundation.
Two other homes nearby were damaged with debris landing in nearby trees and yards and into the Ohio River down the hill from the blast.
Investigators say the home was serviced by a private well and not a public gas utility. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal and ATF are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Contractor severely burned in Sewickley Heights home explosion
Three different contractors were working on the furnace of a carriage home along Backbone Road in Sewickley Heights when the house exploded back in December.
One of the contractors was taken to the hospital with severe burns. When the house exploded, debris was scattered all across the yard of the home.
Rich Engler, a neighbor who lives a couple of houses away, told KDKA that the explosion shook his house and he found the man who was severely burned in the yard.
“I ran back to look at him and he was in total shock,” he said. “I couldn’t even believe somebody made it out of that explosion alive and I could see his hands were really burnt up.”
The fire marshal is trying to find the origin and cause of the explosion with the help of the Pennsylvania Utility Commission and Equitable Gas.
Six killed in Rustic Ridge explosion
A quiet Saturday morning in Plum Borough brought a community to its knees when a home in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood exploded, destroying numerous nearby homes and damaging dozens of others, leaving five adults and one child dead in the aftermath of the blast.
Three nearby homes were destroyed and a dozen other homes were damaged in the blast.
Casey and Keegan Clontz, Heather and Paul Oravitz, Kevin Sebunia, and Michael Thomas all were killed in the explosion.
Multiple other people were critically injured and dozens of firefighters were treated for minor injuries.
In the days following the blast, Allegheny County officials said the home where the explosion happened was having “hot water tank issues.” The tank was in the basement.
Allegheny County officials say that the investigation could take months or even years.
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With America celebrating its 250th birthday this summer, a major landmark in Pittsburgh will celebrate its 100th birthday.
Allegheny County announced a 100th Birthday Bash for the Andy Warhol Bridge on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato made the event official on Friday morning and said it will feature art, music, games, and more.
“Allegheny County’s history is filled with innovation and creativity, beautiful architecture, and talented homegrown artists, and the Andy Warhol Bridge encapsulates all of that in one iconic structure,” said Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. “I hope everyone will come down for a fun day of art, community, and a shared celebration of our history on June 27.”
Part of the celebration will be art projects hosted and led by the Andy Warhol Museum and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Local artist Strawberry Luna will also create a special, commemorative poster celebrating the bridge’s history.
The Andy Warhol Bridge is the only bridge in the country to be named for a visual artist, according to Allegheny County.
“As our nation commemorates the U.S. Semiquincentennial, it is fitting that we recognize the oldest of the three Sister Bridges, which represent Pittsburgh’s tradition of innovation, ingenuity, and ‘we can do it’ spirit,” said Andy Masich, president and CEO of the Senator John Heinz History Center. “These iconic bridges, painted in ‘Aztec Gold’ as an homage to the city’s official colors, are symbols of Pittsburgh’s vibrancy, culture, and most importantly, its people.”
Formerly known as the Seventh Street Bridge, it was renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge in 2005 to honor the famous artist as well as the 10th anniversary of the Andy Warhol Museum, which is two blocks away.
A man was critically injured after being assaulted by a group of people in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Thursday evening, authorities said.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers were called to South St. Clair and Eva streets around 5 p.m. for reports of a man who was assaulted by a group of people. The assault happened next to a Whole Foods store.
At the scene, which bordered a park with a playground, first responders found a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Officers and medics performed CPR on the man until he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The exact nature of his injuries was not released.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said “several males of unknown age” were detained and transported to police headquarters for questioning. It was not immediately known if any of them would be charged.
A KDKA-TV crew observed a second police scene nearby on Centre Avenue next to The Fresh Market, which was previously a Whole Foods. At that scene, KDKA-TV observed what appeared to be at least one teenager being taken into a police car. A witness told KDKA-TV they saw police questioning nearly 10 people, ranging from grade schoolers to teenagers.
Pittsburgh Public Safety did not say what led up to the assault.
“Those kids, whoever they were, need to be reprimanded for that, because that was horrible, horrible,” said Asia Wilter, who was nearby on Thursday evening.
Over the weekend, another man was assaulted outside a 7-Eleven store on Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police say the assault started inside the 7-Eleven after the victim mentioned to an employee that he believed a group of teenage males was shoplifting.
Pittsburgh police say the victim scraped his elbow and had a small abrasion on his face. He refused to be transported to the hospital, but police say he went on his own to get checked out. Police are searching for the teens.
Earlier this month, six teenage girls were charged after authorities said they chased a woman into a Sephora store in East Liberty and beat her. Sephora’s loss prevention officer estimated the teens caused approximately $30,000 in damage.
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