Plum house explosion: DEP investigating pinhole-sized leak behind homes

The secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said people in Plum deserve to know what happened.

• Aug 22, 2023

10 damaged homes remain uninhabitable, a week after Pennsylvania explosion that killed 6

Local officials say three houses will be torn down and 10 homes remain uninhabitable after a house exploded earlier this month in western Pennsylvania and killed six people.

• Aug 22, 2023

Natural gas alarm maker hopes to prevent more tragedies like deadly Plum house explosion

DeNova Detect plans to reach out to the Plum Fire Department about getting natural gas alarms into the hands of homeowners in the impacted community.

• Aug 17, 2023

12-year-old boy killed in Plum house explosion honored by his football team

Keegan Clontz loved playing football, and his father, Casey, loved watching him play.

• Aug 16, 2023

6th person dies after house explosion in Plum

Paul Oravitz died Wednesday, four days after the deadly blast in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood.

• Aug 16, 2023

Plum house explosion: 6th person dies; cause of blast remains unknown

Three homes were destroyed and a dozen others were damaged in the blast.

• Aug 16, 2023

Five people killed in Plum Borough home explosion

Five victims were recovered from the scene and another person remains in critical condition following the house explosion.

• Aug 13, 2023

Saturday's home explosion in Plum the third to happen in the borough in 15 years

Explosions occurred in Plum in 2022, 2008, and 1996.

• Aug 13, 2023