Two men are injured in explosion that ripped off the front of a Philadelphia home
- Two men were injured in a fire that led to a blast that ripped the front off of a Northeast Philadelphia home
- Footage shows the Philadelphia Fire Department hosing down the exposed front of the home
- Bricks and debris can be seen laid out on the front yard
- A 61-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for injuries, his condition is not known
- A second man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation
- The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
Two people were injured in an explosion that ripped the front off of a Philadelphia home.
Dozens of firefighters were at the scene of the blast at the row house in the city’s Northeast section around 1.30pm today.
Footage from the scene shows Philadelphia Fire Department hosing down the exposed front of the home, as well as several fire fighters on the roof of the neighboring home.
Philadelphia Fire Department hosing down the exposed front of the Northeast Philadelphia home
Dozens of firefighters were at the scene of the blast that ripped the front off of a Northeast Philadelphia home on Tuesday
Following the explosion, Bricks and debris can be seen laid out on the front yard of the Northeast Philadelphia home.
The Philadelphia Fire Department responded to the scene of the Northeast Philadelphia explosion
Bricks and debris can be seen strewn around the front yard.
According to FOX 29, a 61-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for injuries, his condition is not known
A second man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, FOX 29 reports.
The apparent explosion occurred Tuesday afternoon, by 2 p.m. any firefighters extinguished the flames.
The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
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