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Emergency crews respond to Perry County house explosion

Emergency crews responded to a house explosion Wednesday morning in Perry County that left the area covered in debris and closed roads.

By Katie Knol/WITF

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What caused the deadly Pottstown home explosion?

The investigation into the deadly house explosion in Pottstown could take up to a year to complete.

By Emily Rizzo/WHYY and Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pottstown home explodes, leaving 5 dead. Neighbors say the area smelled of gas

5 people were killed when a home exploded in Pottstown on Thursday evening.

By Jeremy Long/WITF

Company faces criminal charges over pipeline explosion in Western Pennsylvania

A 2018 landslide along the pipeline’s route in Beaver County triggered a gas explosion and fire that destroyed a home, a barn and several cars, collapsed six high-voltage transmission towers.
By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press

NASA estimates metrics of exploding meteor that shook ground in Pittsburgh area

The space agency’s Meteor Watch says a “reasonable assumption” of the speed of the meteor at about 45,000 mph would allow a “ballpark” estimate of its size as about a yard in diameter with a mass close to half a ton.

By The Associated Press
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