US EditionExplosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
- On Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, an explosion around 2:15 p.m. at Silver Lake Nursing Home on 905 Tower Road killed at least two people and partially collapsed the building, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
- PECO crews responded shortly after 2 p.m. when officials described the explosion as gas-related and shut off natural gas and electric service while investigators from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission arrived.
- Multiple agencies converged on the scene, with firefighters from Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Burlington County, N.J., using earthmoving equipment and district buses to transport victims to Truman High School.
- Governor Josh Shapiro said he was briefed and his administration is in contact with local officials and first responders, noting that the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Pennsylvania State Police have offered full support.
- Inspection records show the 174-bed facility is rated much below average by Medicare.gov, with October state inspections noting noncompliance, though September fire safety checks found no citations, Saber Healthcare Group said it is cooperating with emergency authorities.
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Two killed in possible gas explosion at Pennsylvania nursing home
A powerful explosion on Tuesday afternoon killed two people and injured at least twenty others, tearing through part of a nursing home and prompting a major rescue effort. The explosion ripped through the Bristol Health and Rehab Center in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, about twenty miles northeast of the city. Police said all residents have now been accounted for, but they have not released the identities of the two killed. What happened? Util…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Explosion reported at Pa. nursing home
An explosion Tuesday at a Pennsylvania nursing home collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.
At least two people have died and about 20 have been injured this Tuesday as a result of an explosion in a nursing home in a locality in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The event caused the partial collapse of the building, so there are more people who might be trapped, as confirmed by the head of the local fire brigade, Kevin Dippolito, who has indicated that several have already been rescued. This has been confirmed by Bristol Police Chief Cha…
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