The blast originated at 141 Rustic Ridge about 10:25 a.m. Doorbell cameras captured the moment: Debris and a bright fireball exploded into the sky.
Steve Imbarlina, assistant chief of Allegheny County Emergency Services, said Saturday afternoon that one person had died, but the death toll rose to four. Three patients had been taken to hospitals, one in critical condition and the others stable.
The house that exploded is owned by Paul D. and Heather L. Oravitz, according to Allegheny County records. Those same records indicate that one of the neighboring houses that was destroyed is owned by Michael and Jacqueline Thomas. The other is owned by Harrison A. and Kelly Smith. Michael Heather Oravitz is Plum’s director of community development. Thomas is Plum’s borough manager.
Firefighters were going door-to-door, checking outside gas lines and going inside houses, sometimes forcibly if the homeowners weren’t there at the time. Because of the loud, occasional popping that continued from the scene, Emanuele said he asked the man whether there was ammunition in the house. He replied that “there was a lot of ammo in the house.”
Another neighbor, PJ Proffitt, who lives several houses below the scene, said he heard what he described as ammunition exploding.In describing the devastation, Proffitt said, “I haven’t see anything like this since I was in the military.” Tanker trucks hauled in water, Sims said, and pumper engines got the water to the fire scene via portable dunk tanks.Officials said 20 firefighters were treated at the scene, most for heat exhaustion.
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