Five people were killed and several others injured in a house explosion Saturday in Pennsylvania The explosion destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said, according to CBS News.
A person who was initially unaccounted for after the explosion was among the five dead, officials said Sunday. Police have not yet publicly identified the victims, but officials said one of the victims was an adolescent.
911 dispatchers received a call that multiple houses were on fire due to an explosion. Responding officers and firefighters arrived to find "people trapped under the debris," Allegheny County officials reported.
Four people were initially confirmed dead in the incident, Allegheny County officials reported on social media. The fifth fatality was confirmed during a Sunday press conference. Three others were hospitalized, two in stable condition and one in critical condition.
In all, 57 firefighters were treated on scene for minor issues — many of them for heat exhaustion.
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