She said reports of the number of people living in the home are still being looked into. One of the critically injured is an 11-year-old boy.
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“That could lead to a spark, which causes an explosion”, Mr. Altman told USA Today a year ago.
“We are going through the building in a secondary search looking for the possibly unaccounted-for person”, Bollwage said.
In all, 14 people were taken to hospitals.
Another person who authorities thought might be trapped in the rubble was later found safe. Firefighters are checking the scene.
The names and ages of the victims have not been released.
Employees of Elizabethtown Gas, which provides natural gas to the home, were on the scene inspecting gas lines, said company spokesman Duane Bourne.
Officials say one person is dead and two others have been severely burned. The explosion injured over a dozen other people.
The house where the explosion occurred is a two-family unit with an apartment in the garage, according to Pryce.
The explosion happened on the second floor, and the mayor described it as gas related.
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Seven surrounding buildings also suffered damage, including three that will have to be demolished, Mayor Bollwage said.
