US EditionBucks Nursing Home Explosion Killed a Nurse and Resident and Injured Others, Including a Peco Worker
The explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home injured dozens and killed two, amid unresolved fire safety violations and a recent utility response to gas odors, officials said.
- Bristol Health and Rehab Center suffered an explosion, collapsing part of the nursing home and killing two people, according to officials in Bristol Township, Lower Bucks County.
- Peco confirmed crews responded earlier Tuesday to gas odor reports, and Bristol Township Fire Chief Kevin Dippolito said the cause remains under investigation while Saber Healthcare Group said staff reported a gas smell.
- Rescuers including police, firefighters, neighbors and utility workers pulled people through broken windows and collapsed floors, with 20 sent to hospitals and 19 hospitalized, including one in critical condition.
- By Wednesday, cranes continued lifting debris while local, state and federal law enforcement worked at the site as investigators probed the incident, and Police reported that all employees and residents have now been accounted for.
- Operators were fined more than $418,000 in 2024, and state inspectors ordered corrections by the end of November amid scrutiny of fire-safety deficiencies at Saber Healthcare Group.
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