Massive Explosion in Pittsburgh Area Home Kills Man and Woman; Cause Under Investigation

Massive Explosion in Pittsburgh Area Home Kills Man and Woman; Cause Under Investigation
Debris remains after a house explosion in Crescent Township, Pa., on March 12, 2024. Tim Robbibaro/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
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CRESCENT, Pa.—A massive explosion killed two people and destroyed a house in the Pittsburgh area near the Ohio River, authorities said Tuesday.

Aerial images from the scene in Crescent Township in the northwest Pittsburgh suburbs showed smoking ruins with the structure reduced to rubble and some large pieces lodged in trees above. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the blast was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday.