Mysterious Plum house explosion kills 5 | WNT

In Pennsylvania, at least five people were killed and a dozen homes damaged in an explosion that authorities say was not caused by a gas leak.
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[@erikaleonard2848]

If it's not a gas leak then I'm totally confused as to what could have happened. It's like a bomb went off. 🤷 😮

[@user-ul3fx3pl3s]

MetH lab?

[@hmata3]

Since gas has been ruled out, there's a chance that someone could have been cooking drugs and or even storing explosives for something. There's plenty of other scenarios, like a mob hit, but those chances are much lower.

[@scottmac-cheeserae4531]

A bomb-building nut?

[@cory8791]

@@hmata3 funny how they ruled out gas so fast but can't say what it was!

[@trh-bee4383]

@@cory8791gas is easy to rule out dude

[@markantony3875]

I am very familiar with the geology of southwestern PA. The gas company said none of their pressure regulators were showing excessive readings. This may be, and probably is true. However, utility gas lines are not the only source of natural gas in that area. Southwestern PA sits on top of world's largest natural gas deposit. I doubt this was caused by the current Marcellus and Utica Shale drilling boom. Those wells are highly regulated, mapped out, and are thousands of feet down. (1) All over southwestern PA there are old coal mines that will fill with natural gas. The entire area is mined out. This natural gas will fill the old mine, then find its way up through cracks and ancient fault lines to the surface. If you are an unlucky person who built a house over this, it very well may built up in your basement and house. Natural gas has no smell. The utility companies add agents to it so you can smell a gas leak, but actual natural gas is odorless. (2) There was an earlier natural gas boom in southwestern PA in the late 1800's/early 1900's. This gas boom tapped gas deposits closer to the surface trapped in underground sand deposits. It was before the PA DEP existed and was unregulated. Everyone from speculators to farmers were drilling for natural gas willy-nilly, then abandoning the wells when the flow slowed. No mapping, no regulating, no capping the well heads, and nobody really knows where all these old wells are. Many of these old gas sand deposits have been filling up with natural gas again after the old tapping stopped 100 years ago. Probably being fed from the huge shale gas deposits below them. There are thousands of these old wells all over the Pittsburgh area. You can literally build a new house over one and not know it. Same result as the above coal mine example if it leaks into your house. BOOM! The other thing is the coal mining and old gas well drilling took place outside settled areas (i.e. the countryside), EXACTLY where new suburban housing is being built in the Pittsburgh area now. The PA DEP is finding old well heads in new suburbs all the time and trying to cap them. It is literally a race against time before an accumulation of natural gas and more possible explosions occur.

[@marthalejarazu32]

i dont doubt it one bit. thank you for the information.

[@sweepingdenver]

Great info, thanks for that.

[@TylorBlock]

omg thank you for this info. That's terrible and I hope this doesn't happen to more people. But I think you are exactly right on what could have been the issue here.

[@ElektriKfaUN]

Thank you

[@skeepee]

Thanks for the insight. Gas really seems like the best explanation for this. Even if the residents were up to no good (drug lab, bomb-making, etc) I don't think the blast would be so uniform and powerful. The way this home was reduced to confetti is just staggering.

[@brycebonilla4288]

I can only imagine what the survivors went through. RIP to the victims and I pray a quick recovery for all those who lived and all those effected.

[@CDWCAULDRON]

This is why People, that do do not Cook Meth in a House! Next body bag...

[@michel3691]

​@CDWCAULDRON that it was a meth house was my first thought too.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Unfortunately what a way to go, Rest In Peace to those who died for no reason.

[@scottcharney1091]

*affected

[@CrossOfBayonne]

@@michel3691 Breaking Bad vibes

[@RaiyaSaleem-vn6jw]

It’s so sad to imagine relaxing peacefully at home, not thinking there’s anything to be concerned about and then this happening.

[@theinquisitor7191]

The explosion looked like it was intentional. Like an inside job or basement experiment gone wrong. 🤨

[@alexapuerta]

​@@happyslappy02 This is what my thought is too. "According to sources, the victims were in the basement were working on the tank - but it’s unclear what went wrong." *Never* ask a neighbor to "fix" your gas line or hot water heater. Evacuate, call the fire department or 911. Leave it to professionals to shut off the gas and do the proper work.

[@rebeccas458]

@@happyslappy02they said it was not gas.

[@pmarreck]

@@happyslappy02 it says multiple times in the report that it was "not related to gas"

[@US2A]

They didn't get to think

[@NathanLeMarbe]

Had this happen 8 blocks from us. A guy was working on his rental house and took lunch in the middle of changing the water heater and he forgot to turn off the gas. The house blew up into toothpicks also blew out all the neighbors winows and blew their garage doors off of the tracks. It shook my comercial building 8 blocks away. Scary stuff.

[@j.campbell8491]

Rest in peace to the people that lost their lives in the explosion, and I pray to everybody else that lives nearby a speedy recovery.

[@ElektriKfaUN]

Speed(y) is the correct diagnosis

[@PoeLemic]

@@ElektriKfaUN Well, at least, those in the house will have a speedy solution to their problems. No more worrying about student loans or inflation (like I do).

[@EmeraldView]

😄

[@kevtb874]

Thank God people are here to pray. What would we do otherwise?

[@EmeraldView]

@@kevtb874 Right!?

[@vickimiranda7667]

How horrific!!!! RIP to the people inside!!😢

[@morrismonet3554]

More like Rest In Pieces.

[@manderly109]

@@morrismonet3554 you’re so clever. Here’s a cookie 🍪

[@EmeraldView]

@@manderly109 I was going to say the same thing, can I have one?

[@jgs_gamestudio9096]

Idk...months or years to find out the truth? Suspicious

[@tomsandoval2607]

@@jgs_gamestudio9096 They need time to fabricate an airtight plausible lie. At least one good enough to satisfy the families 5 years from now.

[@MrTom-kl7hy]

They did not rule out a gas explosion, that is poor reporting. They said the gas system was working properly with no external leaks or issues. They also said it can take a long time to determine the actual cause.

[@somethinglikethat212]

Mine shafts below the house

[@mor9n243]

​@@somethinglikethat212bingo

[@mor9n243]

​@@somethinglikethat212the whole area here is old mine shafts especially the suburbs

[@JescaML]

They think hot water tank

[@somethinglikethat212]

@@JescaML that's no water tank

[@Sunriru]

truly heartbreaking. i pray for the recovery of the survivors, and that those who sadly lost their lives felt no pain

[@huhnx5]

With a force like that, somebody died of pain at least May all the prayers go to these lost souls 🙏

[@AnEarthling891]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Figure275]

@@AnEarthling891YOU CAN’T LAUGH AT THAT BRO HOW OLD ARE YOU?!

[@October-TE]

​@@AnEarthling891edgy kid you're not cool or funny, come back when you're more mature

[@snipergaming1120]

@@AnEarthling891I didn’t know they let 11 year olds on KZbin

[@erock10]

There is no way that explosion was from a hot water heater. That was a straight up bomb. That's so sad.

[@douglasdavis8395]

Why would you heat hot water?

[@SarahLittle-wk6oo]

That is INSANE. Holy cow.

[@christianhourani6239]

Maybe Covid vaccine

[@nbanba7531]

Russian hacker’s maybe

[@lukewalker4813]

UFOs for sure

[@bobmag8227]

China 🇨🇳 hacked it

[@ElektriKfaUN]

DE’s definitely

[@sarahrowley486]

This is horrible. R.I.P to those who've lost their lives x

[@teresadragstream8648]

You. Have a sorry baseline … God help you.

[@teresadragstream8648]

And You, will remember your coldness, your entire life.

[@michel3691]

​@population-_-420 you are a real jerk.

[@morrismonet3554]

More like Rest In Pieces.

[@sarahrowley486]

What's with these replies? I've not said anything nasty

[@Kickflipsincrazyplaces]

Did she say 57 firefighters were minorly injured?

[@ElektriKfaUN]

Yep, aaaand that the investigation would already “take Months if not Years” like, how they know that already

[@JaycRam]

01:14 That's not the look of someone in disbelief.

[@dagwort]

How could this "take years" to investigate? They'll probably figure out the cause by next week.

[@trawlins396]

The SAME THING happened a year ago in the SAME neighborhood. They still claim not to know what happened. Idk why they left that part out!!??

[@teresadragstream8648]

This happened in Greenwood, Indiana a few years ago. It was a planned insurance fraud here and all 3 involved went to prison. Others, lost their lives. If gas is not involved, it’s meth lab related.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

or grow op related. Propane is vented in grow ops and it's heavier than air. Boom.

[@dennisreynolds6915]

I remember that.

[@lovelilpeep99]

Wow 😳 okay. This happened on my street. Now Russians live there in a big new house. The bad smell wouldn't go away for a couple of years, until the whole thing was taken down and rebuilt.

[@TheAnthonyBrandi]

More then likely bho. Butane hash oil.

[@MrMarmaduke09]

There was a crime special on that recently, I remember that .

[@Worldofourown2024]

Wow, I've never seen a home explode like that. Uh, what's going on with our country and world?

[@trawlins396]

And the funny thing is the same exact thing happened a year ago!! Same area!! A family of 5 barely got out. Idk why they conveniently left that part out??!!

[@scarpfish]

What's going on with our country and world? I'll tell you what's going on. Too many people thinking very unexceptional things like gas explosions, wildfires and train derailments are exceptional because the news decided to report on it.

[@Wildboy789789]

1:12 theres your answer... it blew the cement walls out of the basement, this houses basement was packed with explosives, weather thats a meth lab or bomb making

[@Anhedonis]

The rising fireball tells you the fuel was in a vaporous form. It was not dynamite, or fireworks, or an exploding refrigerator.

[@AllenNorwood-rq5tx]

The strength of the blast and the 300+ ft. fire plume tells the story. That was a gas explosion, folks. Pray for these families !

[@tommurphy4307]

absolutely

[@itslogical3884]

If it takes months or even years to investigate, then it isn't being done correctly.

[@jayjaynella4539]

Officials really saying it was related to someone in government and we need time to obliterate the truth.

[@shawnmurray9964]

@@jayjaynella4539eyeroll

[@its_just_garrett_b]

When you watch a KZbin video and you end up making an explosive without knowing it 💀that blast was MASSIVE

[@trawlins396]

It wasn't that. The same EXACT thing happened a year ago. Same area. Conveniently no news channel wants to mention that. 🤷‍♀️

[@DemPilafian]

Gas was not ruled out. The local gas company, Peoples Gas, announced that their systems were operating normally. Somehow that got reported as this is not a gas explosion. The cause is unknown at this time, and it may very well end up being a natural gas (methane) explosion.

[@sugarshaker9162]

Right seems like there have been multiple gas explosions in that neighborhood over the years

[@mikemanner9811]

Looked like a classic gas explosion. Otherwise, the residents pissed off the wrong people

[@Anthony-yq7hk]

I highly doubt gas was the cause. Seems like an awful lot of “gas” explosions the past few years

[@jgs_gamestudio9096]

​@@mikemanner9811 🎉

[@user-b7ur3yu2b]

No one will talk about the window falling down on the other side of the street

[@Claasic]

this just happened like 40 minutes ago in my town , sterling , virginia

[@philknight1972]

One reason why I would like major space between my home and the next house. Imagine how much more damage would be done if the homes were closer and stacked on top of each other like they way they are constructing homes now. Sending my condolences to the families impacted.

[@empress_me]

Exactly!!

[@abrahamhernandez4070]

My big thing is away from trees and away form other houses 👍

[@shortyalbertna6688]

While this is a shocking and very unfortunate event, it is very unlikely that higher housing density is linked to higher rates of property damage due to proximity. If the risk was higher, explosions like this would be commonplace. I don't want to dismiss your concern and preference for how you want your housing to look like but, this preference at least in this context, is similar to asking for a private road to all the places you need to go because you once saw a car get t-boned at an intersection.

[@Shadow__133]

Why not make your home out of something a bit tougher than paper and wood? 🧻 🪵

[@ElektriKfaUN]

Like sand?

[@tinaa.2371]

Like a bomb went off..I haven’t seen that since I was in the military that’s crazy my prayers got out to the families 🙏🏾

[@filmtheory783]

Yep like a bomb went off probably because a bomb DID go off MAYBE I dont know if you know this but across the world they're buried world War 1 and 2 bombs noone has ever found so its possible this house was built on top of a unexploded bomb and it went off after awhile they will decay intill eventually going off

[@somethinglikethat212]

The homes were built over abandoned mines and most likely gas

[@ElektriKfaUN]

@@Thegreeneye110bingo

[@newyork8415]

Right. A bomb.

[@lilybond6485]

This is so horrific ! I feel so incredibly sad for those people. I think about the pets / animals also. OMG. You just can’t take for granted that you will be here tomorrow or not suffer some major tragedy.

[@smoothoperator7023]

Def feel for the INNOCENT victims. But if it wasnt gas related, what did they have in that home & what were they doing that would cause that huge of an explosion??

[@suemccann2010]

​@@smoothoperator7023makes ya wonder WTH it was because it blasted not 1 but 3 homes I believe. That's one heck of an explosion,and so dam sad!!

[@brucekilby9957]

@@smoothoperator7023 Perhaps Dynamite? That's to big a explosion for gas.

[@danni1993]

@@suemccann2010 Maybe, a domestic terrorist like Timothy McVeigh...or somebody that stores illegal fireworks to sell? Maybe a contractor that uses dynamite for construction? Just brainstorming here. I can't think of anything else to cause such death and destruction. It will be very interesting when the cause is revealed. How tragic for the innocents that had no idea what was possibly going on next door. Maybe, some of the other neighbors will know something.

[@brucekilby9957]

There was a crazy guy in Bath,Michigan in 1929,who blew up a school and he used Dynamite. The explosion looks like a Dynamite job to me anyway. RIP those folks.

[@HawkGTboy]

I'm sorry, but how in the hell could an investigation into this take "years"?

[@MikeLaRock88]

This and sinkholes are a nightmare for me. Only thing worse than your house exploding is when it falls 20+ feet into the ground burying you alive

[@Devil3R]

57 FF treated for Injuries? WTF? They were there AFTER the Explosion. And HOW the F did this down 3 houses..It would NOT take yrs to solve. WHO LIVED THERE?

[@TheDerangedBlood]

There are a surprising amount of homes suddenly exploding, many of which never get news time. A house next to my cousin's house exploded also. Not to that extent but it is alarming.

[@runnergo1398]

Gas explosions happen. This is why I would never move into a house with gas.

[@stoundingresults]

Insurance fraud

[@Test-tu9mb]

​@@runnergo1398but they said it wasn't gas

[@rajveerkanojiya2985]

how many died

[@Stefanie2530]

@@rajveerkanojiya2985 5 dead, 3 injured

[@davidhahne901]

What caught me strange was the explosion went straight up and out I'm wondering what it was

[@anonypersona3189]

Probably originated in the basement then.

[@jasonmorgan661]

Basement explosion does that.

[@tuanvu5094]

give it a few days, they're actually going to say gas.

[@anonypersona3189]

@@tuanvu5094 most common reason but didn't they say it wasn't a gas leak? Maybe the home owners drilled into it.

[@ashley-8612]

The owners had been having water tank issues and the water tank was in the basement, so that would make sense.

[@JR-gc8el]

Only one thing could blow up a house with that much force!.......?

[@mrbrownroyyal]

Interesting that it wasnt mentioned that the same thing happened in the same area many years ago. Something is up with that area!

[@trawlins396]

Exactly. This is actually the FIFTH house that exploded in Plum in TEN years . Why is no one mentioning that??

[@crazyc321]

@@trawlins396 probably natural gas build up from uncapped mines

[@aerohk]

How did they rule out gas explosion so fast? Sure looks like gas explosion to me.

[@mr.fiction5564]

Fire department has easy access to see utility hookups in the cities database

[@mduvigneaud]

Yeah. it looked like a gas explosion to me. Maybe they did chemical residue tests and found something to indicate it probably wasn't just a gas leak.

[@BigKandRtv]

I always have suspicions of the immediate information.

[@turquoisepurple7sky151]

​@@BigKandRtvMe too. Because most of these things happened due to gas leaks back in the day and the companies had to pay out.

[@ytzpilot]

The explosion was directed straight up not in All directions like gas would. TNT type explosions are directed like that and the sound was very concentrated. This was sus

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

Probably a lab in the basement

[@markmower6507]

Correction: Amateur Lab in the Basement.

[@DISOPtv]

Yeah, it's not going to blow that big.

[@markmower6507]

@@DISOPtv You would be surprised of what can and has happened in Amateur Labs. Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

[@joegomes1638]

butane extraction will do this…

[@mr.monitor.]

Its the Wuhan annex.

[@workgang3643]

Yea I never seen a meth lab explode that big

[@TBrown-mi8ik]

Oh this is awful I was hoping nobody was in the house but may the five people that perished rest in peace😢

[@TheHellreaper25]

My god you really never know when it'll be your last moments...my condolences to the family I couldn't imagine

[@GetOffMyPhoneGoogle]

This was definitely targeted. No gas involved. Things don't just do that...

[@chicanachick2648]

​@@GetOffMyPhoneGoogleexactly

[@wildreed21]

That literally looks like a military missile hit that house..... massive upward fireball.....what in the actual fuk 🫢🫢🫢🫢

[@Triplet33333]

So sad - RIP to everyone who tragically lost their lives in such an horific event - thoughts and prayers go out to everyone

[@ElektriKfaUN]

R u a bot

[@SUPERSPAZD]

@@ElektriKfaUN R U?!? 😂🙄😂

[@marianpenn9460]

Wow what the hell happened sorry for the lost of family love one .I hope they find out what caused this .

[@JUSTDIDXD]

If you dowsed that house in gasoline and lit it on fire it would NOT explode like that. Bombs had to be involved.

[@snapascrew]

The girl smiling talking about the houses was a nice touch. Maybe she’ll get an agent and a modeling career 😂🤦‍♂️

[@logoffkid3613]

I agree that was not a gas leak because I seen how big they can get but this explosion was WAY bigger and look at the radius of the blast that is also bigger.

[@junecoulthard8942]

I wonder what caused this to blow so dang high in the sky. Hope you get answers soon. Praying for those in hospital. My heart is with yous and hope you recover soon. RIP to those that lost loved ones and those missing. 😢❤❤

[@sherryowings3344]

Smart meters

[@runnergo1398]

I think this house had a basement and whatever was going on down there (meth lab maybe or stored explosives), it blasted everything upwards. Amazing how it also leveled two other houses next to it.

[@junecoulthard8942]

@@runnergo1398 yes I'm beginning to think it was definitely something major going on. Its funny they ruled out the cause of gas exploding already! Hmm 🤔 Have to wait and see. That was something to see though and down right scary.

[@teresadragstream8648]

Meth

[@user-ug3so2sf3q]

Meth lab

[@thehollyannrose]

Reminds me of the explosion that happened in the storage unit I was renting. No cause was ever found but dozens of people lost everything. I was fortunate enough to not have lost everything, just had to sort through a lot of smoke damaged goods. I’m just grateful it wasn’t my life lost. These poor people. 😢

[@kashbandi7461]

Damn that’s crazy. Glad u good tho shorty 🙏🏽

[@SummerBreeze-sp6dn]

THIS is why I don't like neighbors. They will blow your house up.

[@lolawants2008]

Seems odd to predict the investigation could take “months if not years” on Day one… am I the only one who thinks that’s strange?

[@shortyalbertna6688]

It's not strange considering the amount of forensic analysis and other investigations that need to take place. We're very used to the trope of TV shows that simply have a scene where they test for a particular chemical and then they draw conclusions from that finding. It will take a lot of time to gather significant evidence from the site, categorize it, process it, interview witnesses, interview the relatives of the family where the explosion occurred, etc.

[@trawlins396]

Same exact thing happened a year ago in the same area. They're still saying they don't know. Idk why they didnt mention that!

[@tommurphy4307]

sounds like bullshit to me

[@emilyl1094]

The explosion was very powerful that it level out the nearby 2 houses and damaged dozen more. RIP to the victims and speedy recovery to those injured.

[@spartan_a1176]

It has to be a homemade bomb no?

[@emilyl1094]

@@spartan_a1176 No idea till further update from the authorities. If it really was then the surrounding neighbours were living at risks daily.

[@Shadow__133]

It would be impressive if they weren't made of paper and wood 🧻 🪵. Just like the fires in Hawaii are not impressive, just dumb.

[@ElektriKfaUN]

@@spartan_a1176am nit

[@ElektriKfaUN]

@@Shadow__133no, just nukes

[@wwm2022]

Some homes in Plum are built over old mines. Three homes in 15 years have exploded in Plum.

[@peterdarker1]

No, they haven't.

[@lorir5728]

A home in plum exploded last year. The family wasn't in the home luckily

[@pens8766]

​@@peterdarker1yes they have

[@MaekarManastorm]

Lol the mines in plum are not filled with gas. I lived on top of one

[@ZYGTropicals]

@@MaekarManastormdoesn’t mean their isn’t any dynamite left behind like most old mines have! And old dynamite is extremely explosive and can detonate at any time!

[@americantrucker9813]

That’s so irresponsible to say gas was not the cause they have no damn clue!

[@kilroy987]

Gas not being the cause is pretty extraordinary. In a prior job I was working on the 3rd floor of an office building and I felt my chair and desk bounce an inch off the floor. A house 1.5 miles away had a gas explosion.

[@JescaML]

What about a hot water tank

[@Weggorino]

@@JescaML That's way too big of an explosion to be a water heater.

[@JescaML]

@@Weggorino one of the theory they were saying

[@slothmarathonpromotions2470]

One article said ammunition was going off, what if the homeowner had explosives stored in the house?

[@saramations]

​@@slothmarathonpromotions2470 homemade c4, maybe

[@lucystrider728]

That huge fireball looks like a large quantity of an explosive substance blew up all at once, like a huge propane tank, fertilizer for bomb making supplies, or maybe drug lab supplies. It seems like if it were fireworks they would not go off all at once, and it seems like a gas line would keep on burning, though not sure why gas was ruled out. Very scary whatever caused it.

[@007stopjockin]

Yes, definitely some kind of high explosive compound/s. Not buying the hot water tank theory! 007

[@tommurphy4307]

gas wasn't ruled out- NATURAL gas was ruled out. if it was a natural gas explosion- the remnants of the odorizer would be present.

[@archieizhellboye]

i really hope they find out what caused this... very concerning

[@Maishley]

That’s absolutely horrific.

[@musicnerd72]

This neighborhood does indeed have gas service. How could the gas company rule that factor out so quickly? From other house explosion videos I've seen that DID involve natural gas, this doesn't look any different to me. 🤷‍♂️

[@RussellStudiosUSA]

Wait, gas not to blame…. Then wtf blew it up?

[@charlyjones7]

What a horrible tragedy ... Rest in Peace to all the Victims. We recently had a similar explosion in San Francisco of unknown origin and it turned out that it was a Meth Lab in the Basement of the House . .

[@ElektriKfaUN]

When. And where’s?

[@mactire6045]

That's what I said. Only three things will destroy a house like that. Gas, bomb, or a clandestine lab.

[@ahf9281]

Reminds me of that terrible explosion in an Indianapolis suburb several years ago. Praying for the victims and their families ❤

[@zerutul101]

Prayers to the same God that allowed the Explosion I'll leave you to figure out that Paradox! I pray you figure it out!

[@teresadragstream8648]

Greenwood Indiana. Homeowners out of town. Insurance fraud, 3 in prison, 3 dead.

[@jaybelle1909]

​@@teresadragstream8648 that's possible but if ppl died in this house then it's likely murder suicide

[@jaybelle1909]

​@@zerutul101 your ignorant argument of: "if God is real then why is there evil in the world?" has been debunked thousands of times...

[@mr.monitor.]

​@@jaybelle1909debunked by unregulated self righteous religious nut jobs😅

[@carlitoscard6232]

I live in pittsburg ca, it pissed me when you try to prevent something like that and you reported to the police and they wait till something happens

[@MsPinkwolf]

Like what? They don't even know the cause yet.

[@ejicon3099]

Yah bruh. You can't just drop a post like this without further information.

[@carlitoscard6232]

you are right i should wait till someone burn down my house, like it happened to some nice neightbors in other city @@ejicon3099

[@cristopherfrakes1416]

​@@ejicon3099he can. And he did. *Insert ominous music*

[@erikthechosenone]

This happened a year or two ago in my hometown of Lackawanna NY (outside of Buffalo). The house across the street from me exploded. The explosion took the life of an elderly woman in her 80's-90's. The damage was insane, I mean metal pipes went through peoples cars and everything. So much debris. My bedroom is in the basement and the power went out and there was a shake. When I tell you there were thousands, upon THOUSANDS of foot traffic up and down the street. I myself never went and looked. I just stayed on my property. Why? Well it is a very rare and strange thing yes. But as of now my Grandfather out lived all of his friends and no one really visits him, besides family. I would feel some type of way if thousands of random people came to my loved ones house, but did not when he was alive. May all the people rest in peace. It is very unfortunate and sad. I offer my deepest condolences to the grieving families during this tragic time.🤍🙏🏾

[@U.Odyssey]

Stuff like this keeps me up at night sometimes. Whether its a heart attack or an explosion. One minute you're playing Minecraft minding your own business and in less than a second you're blown away😱

[@sliedogg]

Nice to see Im not the only one constantly thinking about a heart attack>

[@starrythinker]

Oh my goodness-

[@ari-bz4rd]

So sad prayer for the family. RIP who lost their loved ones 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@JD-dh7bk]

So if not gas...meth? Or was someone making bombs?

[@vickieclark5931]

Yeah, if it's not a gas leak, then a bomb is the only thing that I can think of that would make that kind of an explosion.

[@elainevankat5353]

@@vickieclark5931Yup!!!

[@bobbobinator192]

Slow the clip down at 42 seconds at .25 speed. Almost looks like a projectile hit the house. Object comes from the left of trees then you see it at the house next to the 1 exploding. at around 41 second mark.

[@puncha.commie194]

0:35 When mom finds you _still_ haven’t done the dishes…

[@Alysa-Kins]

God, there was a house that explored down the street in 2000 when I was 11. It was a gas leak, family was moving and the husband and dog stayed behind so the husband can clean and wife and kids stayed in the hotel.

[@teresadragstream8648]

Did they live?

[@ElektriKfaUN]

You don’t say, and just what did the House Explore??

[@user-mb4ig1bq5p]

She said the house explored down the street...so I'm guessing down the street lol

[@junecoulthard8942]

Holy Crap! 😮 thats terrible RIP to those who perished ❤ my heart goes out to everyone ❤😢

[@odlfmariner470]

@population-_-420 eww creep

[@jayare9160]

Imagine your just chillin out in the front yard and you see your neighbors house blow up

[@MK-he8xm]

My ex husband was a plumber & guy called him late to please come in the a.m. because there was strange smell(new house in Plum)& that the babysitter would let them in. My bro-in-law wanted to stop for coffee&donuts on the way so they did & the babysitter walked the kids to the bus stop. And....the house exploded! Thankfully everyone was out of the house & my husband was late! They will never say that all those houses in Plum are built over old mines & some even had the sewage just going into the mines. Other homes have exploded...in Plum & we were banned from horse riding in what was woods back then because there were mines. We were riding & a horse fell thru, the rider jumped off. Hours were spent trying to save the horse but she kept sinking & died there in a mine sink hole. I think it is probably methane from the mines. They built all those nice big homes right on top of them without addressing the possible problem.

[@sharethefootage1088]

Hasn't this happened in that area before a few years back?

[@theant2684]

It's happened a few times back east

[@bushikciwa]

@@theant2684what was the cause of the other events

[@debbiebernhardt5406]

@@bushikciwayeah good to know

[@A0.917]

Someone says the houses are build on mines.

[@sherryowings3344]

Smart meters

[@laurie1536]

If it wasn't gas, then I wonder what it could have been? What a disaster, my god, wonder if it could be some loony tune building bombs in their basement or hoarding explosives of some sort? When I was a kid ( about a million years ago now ) our entire street was evacuated when a neighbor found a stockpile of dynamite under their house left by previous owners at some point in the prior 25 years or so. Maybe dating back to the WWll era as this was in about 1967 or 68.

[@dansu92833]

What about the 30years mortgage? Are survivors still have to pay?

[@27Killermike]

yes

[@johnny-brings-a-good-point]

lol

[@chipmunktubetop]

@@27Killermike There's this thing called insurance...

[@reverendministerlady]

Hopefully they all had insurance 😮 It would be great if law enforcement could get to some leads quickly . They won’t tell the public, unless they need help identifying someone. Since the neighbors doorbell didn’t catch anything except the explosion 💥 that we know about anyway. Truly very sad for the people who were killed, hurt, lost their homes and neighbors with damage. Devastating to watch especially knowing there were people in there 😢

[@marianpenn9460]

Seriously that’s all you thinking about ..seek mental assistance for yourself

[@shamelescampr5594]

Oh when you're blowing wax inside your house but forgot to turn out a pilot light

[@joshs4594]

That had the look of a propane explosion.

[@BaynesBros]

“Gas not to blame” Yeah, looks like dynamite going off honestly 🧨

[@mpat100]

prayers for the souls of those who died and their families

[@kenzie-.-]

Amateur blasting caps can do this sometimes. There's no smoke so, there's no slag to burn just massive energy discharged.

[@leerusch7392]

Then what the hell was it if it wasn't gas?!?!

[@4.6lv8crownvictoria8]

Internet : It's so sad that these people had to parish like this... Also internet : *Makes a taco bell meme out of it*

[@Markiplierforreal]

People: it’s so sad this happened Also people : it was probably a republican making a bomb Yes this is a real thing someone said on this video

[@tac7826]

Maybe someone wanted evidence, witness, opponent gone. Or maybe they were building a bomb. Sad that innocent people got killed.

[@abracadabrapainting3373]

That explosion if not gas related, is most likely some explosive material like C-4 or something along that line. Is there a crater? Or was it all above ground damage?

[@DISOPtv]

Oh, an expert has arrived. C4 you say.

[@TrainTruck]

Looks above ground explosion as it doesn't look like it created a crater or at least that's how I see it from this video only as there's probably others that can tell more.

[@mr.monitor.]

​@@TrainTruckwith the way the debris is flying up it looks like it was indeed under the house in a basement or crawl space.

[@TrainTruck]

@@mr.monitor. Yeah, your right and that was my mistake as I meant that as for some reason I wasn't thinking as I just woke up for a bit and saw this.

[@turbodog99]

Watched too many movies. Real explosions look nothing like this. They happen without fireballs and are much faster.

[@jayde.nn__8999]

what the hell

[@K9River]

"Gas was not to blame." Then what was it? Cow farts? Someone making nukes in their basement?

[@spray_cheese]

Why are so many houses exploding so violently? I’m almost suspicious.

[@leohorishny9561]

So sad, since the past 6-7 years, when you see suburban explosions like this you can’t assume anymore that a gas line caused an explosion like this.😕 Though damage like this, certainly looks suspicious when it’s that extensive. Hope the hospitalized survivor pulls through.

[@ZYGTropicals]

Why can’t you assume gas anymore!?! Actually it usually is gas when something like this happens!!!

[@teresadragstream8648]

Meth, dumb -as!

[@leohorishny9561]

@@ZYGTropicals , damage that extensive is not likely a home's gas failure causing it; 1 house damaged probably, not one that levels three widely spaced, 2 story structures! In our current times, explosions this size are more likely of nefarious origin, and this large? Not likely a meth lab either, or evidence of some regional meth manufactury or there would be obvious chemical by product traces and odors that police and fire departments quickly noted and made mention.

[@NuckinFuts2215]

This is the fourth house explosion in the same borough. 1996, 2008, 2022, and now this one. It’s definitely a gas line issue that’s going to be covered up again…..

[@mr.monitor.]

​@@NuckinFuts2215unless it isn't. Explosions of all kinds leave easily identifiable evidence behind. Let the real detectives look at it, then offer your advice 😅

[@jamesbroady3604]

RIP to the family

[@morrismonet3554]

More like Rest In Pieces.

[@Noneedillsayit]

@@morrismonet3554you’ve said this to almost everyone who said RIP. Your joke is lame af and it’s not hitting man, let it go 😂

[@chesterliew4360]

Holy moly 😱 may they rest in peace, how unfortunate that this happen. 🙏🏼

[@morrismonet3554]

More like Rest In Pieces.

[@Noneedillsayit]

@@morrismonet3554Lame

[@ElektriKfaUN]

“Investigation can take months if not Years”?? like WTF is rlly going on

[@historychannel365]

It's insane, that. Oh my God.

[@tonyafannings9602]

Rest in peace to those five people who lost their lives rest in paradise God angels I send my prayers to the family and friends during this hard and difficult time

[@artifacthunter1472]

They will only rest in peace if they conformed to the image of Christ and believe the gospel and obeyed it!

[@artifacthunter1472]

Prayer is not magical fairy dust you shoot around on the Internet it’s bowing to the will of God!

[@calvinm1866]

​@@artifacthunter1472Oh please. There are hundreds if not thousands of gods being worshipped by humans.

[@mr.monitor.]

​@@artifacthunter1472blah blah blah. They just died, show some respect. God just watched the explosion happen instead of stopping it. He she it was distracted by something more interesting.

[@suelake8601]

Oh my how sad. Praying for all involved. 🙏🏻❤️

[@suelake8601]

@CookieMonster_ um hello, there were more involved besides the deceased ones

[@napalmsf]

Why didn't their loved ones prayers last sunday keep them safe from the explosion? I'm pretty sure they prayed to deliver them from harm. The Sunday before that as well.

[@suelake8601]

@CookieMonster_ well Im assuming emergency personnel. Fire fighters, ambulance drivers, police, paramedics. Do I have to draw you a picture. GGG

[@suelake8601]

@@napalmsf only God knows why

[@napalmsf]

@@suelake8601 🤣 of course

[@cristopherfrakes1416]

Years to investigate??? Must be millennial investigators. Takes them hours to navigate a belt buckle.

[@plicketyplunk]

Laughing waaaay too hard at that comment😂

[@snoozeflu]

Well, if it wasn't a gas explosion maybe it was something like ammonium nitrate (fertilizer). That stuff is dangerous if stored improperly. Or maybe the homeowner was a welder and had oxy / acetylene cylinders in his garage and one of them leaked.

[@spartan_a1176]

You mite be on to something 🤔

[@mr.monitor.]

The oxygen and acetylene would have to both leak at the same time and at the correct rate for a long long while to make an explosion that size. Like if the torch set was on and the flame blew out and the valves remained open but that's not likely. Unless done on purpose...

[@turbodog99]

Ammonia nitrate ? No… otherwise the entire neighborhood would be gone. No acetylene either… happened too slow for that.

[@snoozeflu]

@spartan_a1176 there is already oxygen in the atmosphere. If the acetylene bottle emptied out into an enclosed garage or shed and the correct ratio was reached, it would explode 100%. The oxygen bottle would not have to leak at all.

[@snoozeflu]

@turbodog99 no, not ammonia nitrate. AmmoniUM nitrate. The stuff Timothy McVeigh used to blow up the building. And nobody said anything about having enough to level an entire neighborhood, maybe there was a smaller amount, enough to level a house.

[@Ena48145]

If you slow the video down to .25, you can see in the ring footage that the explosion originated from the far left-hand side of the house, in what looks to be whatever that front room is, or maybe the basement if there was one.

[@snoozeflu]

Wait, how did 57 firefighters get injured if they showed up AFTER the explosion?

[@thegodofpez]

That footage is horrifying! 😢

[@ElektriKfaUN]

Look Away from your TVs and devices. They actively tryna traumatize your tired eyes

[@ElektriKfaUN]

So you get into a pacifist zombie state where you’ll let anything slide