4 People Dead and 1 Missing After Explosion Destroys 3 Structures in Western Pennsylvania

4 People Dead and 1 Missing After Explosion Destroys 3 Structures in Western Pennsylvania
Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the three houses that exploded near Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2023. Samuel Long/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
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PLUM, Pa.—Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said.

Allegheny County officials said three people were taken to hospitals after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. in the borough of Plum, about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh.