2 People Dead, Others Still Missing After Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosion

At least two people are dead, and multiple are still missing after an explosion in a Pennsylvania nursing home on Tuesday.

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00:00This is a very very tragic moment for this community. An explosion occurred just a few

00:19hours ago. There are investigations underway as to what caused that explosion that we believe

00:26preliminarily that it was a gas leak that led to that. The explosion was really quite catastrophic.

00:34We know that at this time there are at least two fatalities. We know that there are some number

00:40of individuals still missing. When we arrived there was a major structural collapse with parts

00:47of the first floor into the basement with persons trapped. Fire department personnel immediately went

00:53into a rescue mode. They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors. There was one

01:00police officer who literally threw two people over his shoulders and ran with people to help.

01:06I would just ask all Pennsylvanians to join Lori and I in prayer for this community,

01:13for those who are still missing, for those who are injured, and for those families who are about

01:19to celebrate Christmas with an empty chair at their table.