Unknown number injured in Pennsylvania nursing home explosion
by Mike Heuer · UPIDec. 23 (UPI) -- An explosion Tuesday afternoon at a nursing home in eastern Pennsylvania left an unknown number of people trapped and injured, local officials said.
The explosion took place at 2:15 p.m. EST at the Silver Lake Nursing Home in the borough of Bristol. It originated in the nursing home's basement and caused a fire and part of the building to collapse, a Bucks County spokesperson told NBC News.
Multiple injuries were reported, but the total number and possible deaths have not been determined.
The cause of the explosion is unknown as recovery efforts took place late Tuesday afternoon.
The nursing home has 174 beds, most of which were occupied, and a worker told WCAU that about 50 people usually were inside the building.
The nursing home is located about 20 miles south of Philadelphia, and most of its residents are between ages 50 and 95.
The explosion shook nearby buildings and caused a response from fire departments and first responders in Pennsylvania's Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, plus another from Burlington County in New Jersey.
This is a developing story.
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