VIDEOS: Two people were killed after a house exploded in Crescent Township, Allegheny County.
Authorities say the blast was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Units from Crescent, Moon and Sewickley responded to the scene, as well as responders from Ambridge. Two people, 87-year-old Helen H. Mitchell and 89-year-old David L. Mitchell Jr., were killed in the blast in the 1400 block of Riverview Road, according to the county medical examiner. Both were found dead at the scene.
“[It was a] very significant explosion," said Allegheny County Division Fire Chief Andrew Tomer. "You could feel it in your chest." "I froze and I ran outside because I thought it was something in the factory or a truck hit our building," said John Bundy with Premier Pan, whose building is near the explosion site.