Drone footage shows aftermath of Pennsylvania house explosion

This drone footage shows the shocking aftermath of a house explosion in western Pennsylvania which killed one person, with several others still unaccounted for.

Allegheny County officials said three people were taken to hospital after the blast that happened shortly before 10:30am on Saturday 12 August in the borough of Plum.

County spokesperson Amie Downs said emergency responders reported people trapped under debris after one house apparently exploded and two others were engulfed in flames. Crews from at least 18 fire departments were working to douse the flames with the help of water tankers from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

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[bear]

Well, if you build houses out of cardboard that’ll happen.

[mrcury]

What on Earth caused such total devastion of a property?

[brendanstoran]

I’ve seen many houses/buildings that were blown up due to bombs, gas leaks, storing explosive materials, but this looks something else! 😳 hope nobody was nearby at the time 🙏🏻

[th.trumpet]

These houses are built with wood, as it's cheaper to rebuild them after storms.

[russelljones]

Why is this news? It wasn't even wonky.

[ugwxerw]

I’m more concerned about the foreign crime in London tbh.

People just got stabbed in Clapham

[heathen-greaser]

Well thanks for that very informative bit of information! Hope everyone is ok whatever happened