Plum home explosion third since 1996

A family of five was displaced and hospitalized after their home exploded in Plum Borough, but this isn't the first time it's happened in this neighborhood. KDKA's Erika Stanish has more.

[@carol7773]

A year has passed and again another explosion. People, leave that place, please!

[@neilwilliams903]

This utility company needs shut down and everybody involved with it needs to go to prison. From the maintenance workers, the CFO the CEO all of them are accountable for what's happening here.

[@cmp497]

serial pyromaniac.

[@ecbst6]

So, now, that's at least four since 1996.

[@jeremyroastscoffee2495]

what is happening here? this was reported a year ago? this just happened again

[@essencetoney933]

Right 🤔

[@cheekxclappr6032]

Is a cover-up

[@jeremyroastscoffee2495]

@@cheekxclappr6032 maybe. maybe houses there just do that occasionally. I don’t know everything

[@chemsrus4914]

Imagine chilling out in your living room and all the sudden your house blows up and kills you. I'm sure people will buying gas leak detectors after watching this.

[@aedge622]

We just did after the explosion on Aug 12th. Too many in this community

[@dillsimmons]

I would never have gas in my home, way to risky. Electric works just fine.

[@wbrycec]

It’s also three times as expensive

[@benjaminpadilla1464]

Lmao we don't care, we use gas because we can handle it, it's not that hard

[@hosedragger-204]

@@wbrycec depends on where you live

[@BorgKween]

Same. I'm off gas completely. Solar and heat pumps working great here in Pittsburgh

[@demitreburger707]

You'd be horrified to know where electricity comes from

[@joeyguitarlo]

When is first happened the power company said it wasn't from a leaking gas line, and that it would take months even years to find the source Then, three days later, they found the source, a water heater? Really… That's three really bad water heaters

[@FBHSswimmer2006]

This is why I don’t ever want natural gas or propane in my house.

[@emmakai2243]

Comparing US deaths from gas, you're 10x more likely to die due to an electrical fire. Or you could use stove fire, where you'd have a 3x higher chance of dying due to carbon monoxide or structure fire. Pick your poison.

[@FBHSswimmer2006]

@@emmakai2243 I’ll stick with my electric. I don’t have to worry about a valve leaking or having a faulty one to begin with. And I don’t have to worry about a construction worker or cable guy hitting an underground gas line causing a buildup of gas in my house. That happened to two houses in Hempfield Township in like ‘97 or ‘98. Comcast hit the line installing new cable to the houses. I remember hearing about a lady in the next house was in her bathroom and had a heart attack when the explosions happened.

[@chaseeisha4108]

me too

[@danieltolan8443]

Seems irrational. You take a much larger risk driving a car

[@BorgKween]

Same. I'm off gas completely. Everything is on solar and it's working well here in Pittsburgh

[@glennjohnso310]

If there is an landfill near by it may be methane gas seeping into the house. Had that problem in Michigan once and the developer ended up buying back the houses.

[@monkeygame444]

That's my friend brysons house I feel so bad 😔 he was in the basement playing video games

[@cremebrulee4759]

I can't imagine how traumatic that was. I'm glad that he survived.

[@eligebrown8998]

Thank God they all lived

[@AstroWorldObjectCosmos]

4 home explosions in the same town no cause to the blast Yeah that town needs to be evacuated

[@misha2197]

I heard this on my scanner.

[@HelenRivers-j2k]

Thank God they all lived. Why the hell are people living there.

[@xXLegend3301Xx]

Why the hell are people living there

[@whossmilaaa]

I do💀

[@MTurner504]

make that 4 as of 2023.

[@avgeek1930]

What got ny attention 2nd after hearing 5 people died was that 57 firefighters were treated 57 !! Looks like a natural gas leak,still leaking when firefighters arrived. RIP to all the victums

[@microdesigns2000]

Jazzy Rentals.

[@NBAJIMBO]

Wooooooooow. How does this type of things stilll OCCUR IN THSI WORLD DAWG

[@josephgaona1996]

Here in Texas some lil girl was doing her hair an the house exploded:/ was sad she was making a video at the time had all of Dallas redoing there gas lines

[@hosedragger-204]

Failure to do basic maintenance and upkeep of the lines by the company typically. That or homeowners or utility workers hitting lines

[@ptech88]

Of course its natural gas.