10Feb/110
Allentwon, PA Explosion Destroys Several Homes
The unfortunate explosion caused by natural gas destroyed several home and left 1 person dead in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The natural gas explosion happened at around 11PM on Wednesday. According to authorities the explosion leveled 8 homes.
Authorities said that "The incident has the look and feel of a natural gas explosion" however a UGI Utilities spokesman said that they had checked the low pressure main that exploded before and found no leaks in their routine checks. UGI arrived to shut down the gas in that area.
750 residents where evacuated and taken to refuge, two people where also reported missing.