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Six people were killed, including a child, in a Pennsylvania house explosion over the weekend that caused multiple injuries, leveled two other homes and damaged at least a dozen residences, according to authorities. It is with great sorrow that I write about the devastating incident that occurred in our Rustic Ridge neighborhood. The house explosion resulted in the tragic loss of life felt across our community.
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Fire crews advise those driving in the area be extra cautious of traffic lights that might be out. Sacramento Regional Transit says those who rely on Light Rail going into or out of Downtown should find an alternate routes and the trains will not be traveling in the area for the time being. LAPD declared a citywide tactical alert following the explosion, Officer William Cooper said. A tactical alert is utilized to ensure resources are available for other calls for service while many resources are dedicated to a particular incident, Cooper explained. The chief also said that the LAPD is pursuing an investigation into who provided the cache of fireworks to Cejas and how they were transported to the neighborhood.
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Both were rushed to the hospital, but they’re now physically OK. The district is making its crisis intervention team available on Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. During times like these, we must lean on one another for comfort and strength. Let us continue to extend a helping hand to the affected families, offering our support, condolences, and assistance in any way possible. Together, we can create an environment of compassion and unity that will help us heal. The video shows Ring doorbell footage of the blast that blew out windows and doors throughout the neighborhood.
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Plum house explosion: Residents share concerns 3 months later - WTAE Pittsburgh
Plum house explosion: Residents share concerns 3 months later.
Posted: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Hubner said suction from the explosion first pulled the siding off the house, then the concussion blew out almost every window, the entry doors and the garage doors. “We walked through and he confirmed that the house is structurally sound, but there is a lot of cosmetic damage to it,” Hubner said. The explosion’s force hit the left front corner of his house first and hardest, sending a shock wave through to the other side. Neighbor Alexis Typanski said she was sleeping when the blast happened. The borough says that the doors will open for healing and reflection where memories can also be shared and celebrated.
The DEP estimated about 90% of the units were picked up for houses in the community, and remaining residents will be contacted by the Rustic Ridge Homeowners Association to collect their detectors if they want them. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, the office said, and there is no time frame for when the probe will be completed. The investigation at the scene of the explosion has been completed and the property is being returned to its owners, the agency said in a release. The Allegheny County fire marshal’s office said all potential outside factors were eliminated, including wells, pipelines and other utilities, pinpointing the source as a home on Rustic Ridge Drive in Plum Borough. The man's family said he is being treated for burns to his torso and arms following the suspected gas-related blast, reported KFSN.
11 News reached out to Peoples Gas Company to address the community’s concerns. They said they are providing their resources to help the Allegheny County fire marshal in this investigation, including additional tests of their system. The Allegheny County District Attorney told Channel 11 News on Thursday that officials currently consider the deadly explosion in Plum Borough to be accidental. My son was just there a couple of days before playing with Keegan so it’s heartbreaking,” said Brock Harrison, Carl’s Tavern manager. 57 firefighters were treated at the scene due to “minor issues.” They were treated at the scene and then went back to work.
All law enforcement personnel sustained minor injuries and were reported to be in “fair” condition, according to the LAFD. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating multiple possibilities, including the homeowners having “hot water tank issues,” Plum Borough and Allegheny County officials said in a news release. A spokesperson for Peoples Gas said on Wednesday crews will start restoring service, which was shut off to about 50 homes after the explosion. PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — A sixth person died after a house exploded in Plum borough's Rustic Ridge community exploded. Five adults and one child died as a result of the explosion, Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley confirmed to reporters. County officials publicly identified four victims in their 50s, as well as Casey Clontz, 38, and his 12-year-old son, Keegan, who were both visiting at the time.
The explosion destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said. Pennsylvania fire officials are still investigating the cause of a house explosion which left five people, including a child, dead and several other homes damaged, officials said Monday. Lori and I are praying for the families affected by the house explosion in Plum today. ⁰⁰My Administration and @PEMAHQ are coordinating with and supporting county and local emergency responders.
Thomas was the borough manager and Heather Oravitz was the community development director. “They cared about the community and everybody in it, including the kids, including the people. Big time,” Lucas said when speaking of his friend Paul and Paul’s wife Heather. Paul Oravitz, 56, died in the hospital Wednesday afternoon following the explosion. The fire marshal is still investigating last year’s house explosion in Plum along Hialeah Drive.
Rafal Kolankowski, who lives a few houses away, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the explosion broke the windows in his house and knocked him and his wife to the ground. After recovering and checking on his son, he went outside where he said a woman told him another woman had been upstairs and a man was in the basement. The other woman later emerged covered in white ash, but the individual in the basement had not yet exited, he said. On Tuesday, the medical examiner’s office identified the five victims. The Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner said Paul Oravitz, 56, died Wednesday at an area hospital, Plum Borough and Allegheny County officials said in a news release.
On behalf of the entire school district, I want to express my deepest sympathies and offer support to our school community affected by this tragedy. Three homes on Rustic Ridge Drive were leveled by the explosion, and about a dozen others were damaged, county officials said at a news conference Saturday night. One man with burn injuries that were considered non-life threatening was taken to the hospital, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the person had been in the house or outside, fire Lt. Twana Allen said Sunday. Two other nearby homes received moderate damage stemming from the fire, which was extinguished by Sunday morning and still under investigation, Allen said. Five people, four adults and one child, died in a massive house explosion in Plum on Saturday, borough police Chief Lanny Conley said at a news conference Sunday. Six people were killed and several others injured in a house explosion Saturday in Plum, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
This means nothing will be done to them, and any demolition would have to be approved by the borough. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's Office is leading the investigation into the cause and origin of the fire and explosion and the process is expected to take some time. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Officer identified the first five victims as 38-year-old Casey Clontz, 12-year-old Keegan Clontz, 51-year-old Heather Oravitz, 55-year-old Kevin Sebunia and 57-year-old Michael Thomas. The sixth victim, identified as 56-year-old Paul Oravitz, died on Wednesday at UPMC Mercy. “Keegan and Casey will be missed by so many and will continue to be loved by so many, including their family, friends and community,” the family said in a statement to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Residents in a California county have complained about a series of mysterious explosions at night. "There's people that burn a fire and little fire pits, maybe something caught on fire, but not an entire house," said neighbor Logan Lambert. A neighbor shared security video of the scene which showed the explosion and fire. Monique Villegas, spokeswoman for the ATF, said that ATF agents will arrive on Thursday, July 1, and assess the scene. Additionally, child endangerment charges were being sought against Cejas because he allegedly had his 10-year-old younger brother at the home where the fireworks were discovered, according to Moore. Moore said that the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services would be launching an investigation as well.
There is no time frame for when the investigation will be complete. As of Friday, the Fire Marshal’s Office had completed scene safety and security, additional agency notifications, witness statements and interviews, and processing of the incident site. Lanny Conley, the chief of the Plum Borough Police Department, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon that four adults and one adolescent had died and been recovered from the scene. The police responded to a report of a house explosion around 10 a.m. In Plum, a borough in Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania just east of Pittsburgh.
By morning, all that was left of the home was rubble and debris. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, 27-year-old Arturo Cejas III was arrested on suspicion of reckless or malicious possession of a destructive device and was being held on $500,000 bail, police said. Several cars and surrounding buildings sustained varying levels of damage in the explosion, LAFD said.
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