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Explosion Rocks Bucks County Chemical Plant
TRUMBAUERSVILLE (CBS) – Firefighters in Bucks County quickly contained and controlled an early morning explosion and fire inside a commercial plant that produces chemical powders for pharmaceuticals...
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Elderly Woman Survives Cinnaminson Home Explosion
CINNAMINSON, N.J. (CBS) — Cinnaminson Police have now ruled out anything suspicious in the home explosion that injured a 97-year-old woman. PSE&G is looking at a possible gas leak inside the house....
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Family And Friends Return To Explosion Site Where PGW Worker Was Killed
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The family of Mark Keeley, 19, the PGW worker killed in an enormous gas main explosion Tuesday night, returned to the scene of that explosion Thursday afternoon. Family members...
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PGW Working To Repair Gas Leak Near Recent Explosion
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Philadelphia Gas Works crews are working to repair a leak near the intersection of Tyson and Torresdale Avenues in the Tacony section. Holy Innocents St. Paul Church was...
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97-Year-Old Survivor Of Burlington County Gas Explosion Speaks Out
CINNAMINSON, N.J. (CBS) - Earlier this month, a gas leak sparked an explosion that leveled a home in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. The elderly homeowner spoke about her terrifying experience. Everything...
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5 Killed In Allentown House Explosion, Victims Identified
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Five people were killed when a powerful explosion rocked a Lehigh County neighborhood late Wednesday evening. The explosion happened at about 10:45 p.m. in the 500 block of N....
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Search Begins For Clues In Deadly Allentown Explosion
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – The search for five victims of a massive explosion that rocked a Pennsylvania neighborhood has reached its grim conclusion, but the search for clues about what caused the disaster...
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PECO Employee Rushed To Hospital After Montgomery County Explosion
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) - A PECO worker was taken to an area hospital after sustaining injuries in an underground explosion in Montgomery County Sunday afternoon. According to firefighters, the...
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Authorities Investigate Reports Of Explosion In Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities in Philadelphia are investigating several reports of an explosion that took place a little before 10 p.m. Friday evening. Fire officials and police responded to...
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USGS: 1.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Greater Philadelphia Area
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Several reports of an explosion in parts of Northeast Philadelphia late Friday night turned out to be a 1.7 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS...
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Report Of House Explosion In Flooded New Jersey Town
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in a boat responded to a report of a house explosion in a flooded northern New Jersey town Monday morning. Pompton Lakes Police Lt. Ronald Thomas said...
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Man Hurt in North Philadelphia House Explosion and Fire
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia Fire Department officials were investigating an explosion in North Philadelphia that caused a rowhouse to collapse, leaving a man injured. It happened around 10:30...
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Car Explodes Near AC Expressway, Driver Seriously Injured
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (CBS) – A man was seriously injured after the car he was driving exploded today near the entrance to the Atlantic City Expressway. The victim, John Deininger, of Swarthmore, is an...
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Fire Crews Called To Scene Of Explosion In Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Firefighters extinguished a one-alarm fire that happened after a minor explosion rocked a Northeast Philadelphia building. Fire crews were called to the scene at the 6500 block of...
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Homes Damaged In Lehigh County Gas Explosion
By Steve Beck LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) – Several homes were damaged and evacuations were ordered after a gas explosion in Lehigh County Thursday morning. The natural gas explosion happened...
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Bottle Bomb Explodes In Gloucester County Freeholder’s Mailbox
GLOUCESTER Co., NJ (CBS) – A bottle bomb exploded inside the home mailbox of a Gloucester County freeholder overnight. According to Woolwich Township police, a soda bottle bomb was placed in the home...
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Chemical Reaction To Blame For Explosion, Fire In Delaware
ELSMERE, Del. (AP) — A chemical reaction is being blamed for an explosion and fire at a manufacturing company site in Delaware. The blaze broke out Friday night inside the Homalite Corporation building...
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Officials: Rowan University Student Injured During Science Experiment
GLASSBORO, N.J. (CBS) – Police and hazmat crews were called out to Rowan University following a reported explosion Wednesday night. According to school officials, some students were conducting a...
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Explosion, Fire At Delaware Chemical Plant
NEW CASTLE, DEL. (CBS) – A fire broke out at the Du Pont Red Lion plant on Thursday evening. Officials say the blaze began around 7 p.m. at the plant, located on the 700 block of Governor Lea Road in...
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Explosion On Bridge In North Philadelphia Caused By Thermic Event
By Elizabeth Hur PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities were called into action after an explosion on a bridge over the Amtrak train tracks early Friday evening in the Brewerytown neighborhood of...
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