One person is dead and several are unaccounted for after a house explosion in Plum on Saturday morning, Allegheny County emergency officials said.Watch the breaking news report from Plum in the video above.Three houses were destroyed and at least a dozen more were damaged by the explosion, which was reported at about 10:23 a.m. on Rustic Ridge Drive at Brookside Drive, county spokesperson Amie Downs said.Sky 4 flies over the explosion scene: Click the video below to see the damage.”First responders from the police and fire department arrived on 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,” Downs said in a statement.Watch the update from Allegheny County and Plum emergency officials in the video below.Video from WTAE’s news partners at TribLIVE showed heavy flames coming from a house.Water tankers were at the scene, as many local fire departments continued to respond. Allegheny County Emergency Management officials and the county fire marshal were also at the scene.Peoples gas crews were on site, and a spokesman said gas was turned off in the affected area while the utility works with emergency responders at the scene. Residents who need a place to go are being directed to Renton Volunteer Fire Department at 1996 Old Mine Rd.”I’ve been to six house explosions in Plum, and this is the worst I’ve seen in 47 years or 48 years, the worst one, just the amount of damage,” said James Sims, chief of the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department and emergency management coordinator for Plum.Watch the full interview with the fire chief below.Neighbor Alexis Typanski said she was sleeping when the blast happened.”I heard this ‘boom.’ It was so loud that it woke me up. I thought it was thunder from the storms last night. My water bottle fell on me instantaneously. I was shaking. It scared me so bad,” she said.The sound of the explosion could even be heard at a local baseball game, as seen in the video posted below. This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.
One person is dead and several are unaccounted for after a house explosion in Plum on Saturday morning, Allegheny County emergency officials said.
Watch the breaking news report from Plum in the video above.
Three houses were destroyed and at least a dozen more were damaged by the explosion, which was reported at about 10:23 a.m. on Rustic Ridge Drive at Brookside Drive, county spokesperson Amie Downs said.
Sky 4 flies over the explosion scene: Click the video below to see the damage.
“First responders from the police and fire department arrived on 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,” Downs said in a statement.
Watch the update from Allegheny County and Plum emergency officials in the video below.
Video from WTAE’s news partners at TribLIVE showed heavy flames coming from a house.
Water tankers were at the scene, as many local fire departments continued to respond. Allegheny County Emergency Management officials and the county fire marshal were also at the scene.
Peoples gas crews were on site, and a spokesman said gas was turned off in the affected area while the utility works with emergency responders at the scene. Residents who need a place to go are being directed to Renton Volunteer Fire Department at 1996 Old Mine Rd.
“I’ve been to six house explosions in Plum, and this is the worst I’ve seen in 47 years or 48 years, the worst one, just the amount of damage,” said James Sims, chief of the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department and emergency management coordinator for Plum.
Watch the full interview with the fire chief below.
Neighbor Alexis Typanski said she was sleeping when the blast happened.
“I heard this ‘boom.’ It was so loud that it woke me up. I thought it was thunder from the storms last night. My water bottle fell on me instantaneously. I was shaking. It scared me so bad,” she said.
The sound of the explosion could even be heard at a local baseball game, as seen in the video posted below.
This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.
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