[underdog]

Crews were sent to Hale Street near Butler Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., and found a twin home completely destroyed.

“Out back smoking a cigar and then a bomb went off,” one neighbor said. “Just dust, debris, houses flying everywhere, an air conditioner in the yard. So I came out and looked and there’s no more house left. The whole twin is gone.”
4 People Killed, 2 Possibly Unaccounted For In Pottstown House Explosion, Officials Say

Another man said he went to the scene after the explosion shook him from five miles away.

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[Coalcracker]

I know where that is. I used to deliver for Domino's in the early 90's.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I suspect a meth manufacturer just went out of business.

 

[Popeye]

Five dead, two seriously injured. Fire officials say they believe the explosion was an “isolated incident”.

 

[Square target]

Five dead, two seriously injured. Fire officials say they believe the explosion was an “isolated incident”.

Until the 2 injured are out on cashless bail and well enough to start the operation again.

 

[Oldoutlaw]

I think that this was no Meth connection. Nor do neighbors it seems. Four of the dead are innocent little children.
Similar to the children shot at Uvalde. This thread I am done with! I have respect for the dead.

Pottstown house explosion leaves 5 dead, four victims between 8-13 years old

Authorities in Pennsylania are investigating the cause of a house explosion that killed five people and injured two others on Thursday night.

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'It's really sad': Investigation into Pottstown house explosion continues as victims identified

Pottstown officials say five people are dead, including four children, while two are injured, as an investigation into what caused a home to explode continues.

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[underdog]

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/pottstown-explosion-victims-family-hires-personal-injury-lawyer/article_e0b88d7e-e1a3-11ec-8cc8-8fee8c5d3d7c.html

- One neighbor told 69 News the smell of gas in the neighborhood has been a concern for years, and that the fire department had been called several times.

When asked about that report during a news conference last week, Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller said it was something investigators were looking into.

Crews with the utility company PECO were removing several large pipes from under Hale Street on Tuesday. The company said it was "retiring infrastructure."

- PECO said it received the reports on Monday in the area of Hale and Jefferson streets, about two blocks away from the site of the explosion.

A spokesperson says crews responded within 30 minutes and made repairs.

- Pottstown Fire Marshal and Fire Chief Frank Hand said Wednesday a meth lab can be ruled out as a cause for the house explosion in Pottstown last week that killed four kids and their grandmother.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion. Hand said Tuesday investigators are finished collecting evidence from the scene and will now review the evidence in the coming days. No timeline has been set for when a cause might be announced.

 

[Coalcracker]

Thanks for the update.

 

[IowaShooter]

Sounds like PECO may have a problem…