Pennsylvania Plum house explosion kills 5, including a child: What we know

Six people were killed, including a child, in a Pennsylvania house explosion over the weekend that caused multiple injuries, leveled two other homes and damaged at least a dozen residences, according to authorities.

Two homes near the house that exploded were “engulfed in fire” and destroyed after the Saturday morning explosion in Plum, Pa., and other houses nearby had their windows blown out, according to a news release from the Allegheny County government.

“This is just a sad, sad day,” Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said at a news conference Saturday, adding that the explosion was a “loss that no words can convey.”

Five adults and one child died as a result of the explosion, Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley confirmed to reporters. County officials publicly identified four victims in their 50s, as well as Casey Clontz, 38, and his 12-year-old son, Keegan, who were both visiting at the time.

“Keegan and Casey will be missed by so many and will continue to be loved by so many, including their family, friends and community,” the family said in a statement to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Many questions remain about the home explosion, the third in Plum in the past 15 years. Here’s what we know:

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