Pennsylvania house explosion victims named; home had water tank issues

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More than 20 firefighters were evaluated, many for heat exhaustion, authorities said. 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. The Allegheny County medical examiner's office will identify them, the Facebook post said. Heavy equipment went through the destroyed houses before the rain moved in. Crews with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Allegheny County offices, and utility crews investigated.

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Three structures have been destroyed and at least a dozen more are damaged, including with windows blown out. Two people injured in the incident were transported to local hospitals and have since been released. Gas and electric service was shut off as a precaution, and officials said Sunday a plan was in place to begin restoring service with electric power expected to be returned to all but a few residences, officials said. “This is certainly a sad, sad day and a sad time, for not just the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.

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Many doors will need to be rehung because they are sticking from the house moving. Despite that, he described most of the damage as cosmetic, such as plaster, drywall, cracks and popped nails. “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.

Plum House Explosion: What we’ve learned about the 6 victims, the legacies left behind

Four adults and one adolescent were also recovered from the debris, officials said. Walsh also encourages parents to utilize grief resources and other handouts the district has on its Parents Resources webpage. The district is making its crisis intervention team available on Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m.

PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — A sixth person died after a house exploded in Plum borough's Rustic Ridge community exploded. 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. First responders found people trapped under debris, Downs said.

The borough also has not yet received any applications for alterations to any houses there. Hubner said the side of the house facing the explosion, which took most of the concussion, will need to be stripped to look for framing damage. The houses on either side — the Thomas house closer to Zarroli and the home of Harrison and Kelly Smith on the other side — also were destroyed. Some of those friends were lost when the home of Paul and Heather Oravitz, diagonally across the street at 141 Rustic Ridge, blew up on the morning of Aug. 12.

people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others

Zarroli, his wife and their son, Mark, 20, were home that Saturday morning, getting ready to leave. The property at 141 Rustic Ridge Drive will be turned back over to the property owners and representatives, the fire marshal said. Follow up interviews are still being completed with some first responders and witnesses. After recovering and checking on his son, Kolankowski went outside and 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. Emergency officials suspended operations Saturday night due to weather and concern for the safety of investigators.

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. Chief Conley said that 57 firefighters were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said three other people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.

"This is certainly a sad day and sad time not just for the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region," Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said. Three nearby homes were destroyed and a dozen other homes were damaged in the blast on Saturday. 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. During the initial response, 57 firefighters were treated on the scene for "minor issues" and all returned to duty that day, officials said. Paul Oravitz, 56, died earlier Wednesday at a local hospital, Plum Borough officials and the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner said. In 2008, a house exploded along Mardi Gras Drive in Plum, killing a man and seriously injuring a 4-year-old girl.

Recovery operations were halted on Saturday afternoon due to severe weather in the region. One house appears to have exploded, with two others becoming engulfed in flames, according to Allegheny County spokesperson Amie Downs. It is unclear what caused the explosion, and the investigation is expected to be "slow and long," officials said.

Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the the three houses that exploded near Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum, Pa., on Saturday. A sixth person has died after a house exploded in Pennsylvania as fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the explosion, officials said Wednesday. 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. In addition to those resources, the Plum Senior High School is open Monday and Tuesday, offering support services for students, staff, and community members. Walsh said the district will open its doors to students, staff and the community for support services.

First responders said there were people trapped under debris, two houses on fire, multiple houses damaged and it appeared “as if one house had exploded,” authorities said. Fifty-seven firefighters were treated for "minor issues" at the scene and released, Steve Imbarlina, assistant chief of fire/emergency medical services at Allegheny County Emergency Service, told reporters Sunday afternoon. PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday. 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.