Pennsylvania Home, Vehicles Torched After Gas Line Explosion

People evacuated during the gas line explosion in Beaver County, except for those who live on Ivy Lane and Pine Street, have been allowed to return to their homes, Beaver County Emergency Services tweeted. Evacuees woke up to the loud sound of the explosion and flames that cast a bright orange glow in the sky above Center Township. Some said it sounded like a plane crash or a bomb. A house was destroyed. The people who lived there got out safely. Two garages were also destroyed, and multiple cars were burned.
“There was a threat. It was immediate. Had this fire continued to burn out of control, there would’ve been more residual damage,” Center Township Fire Chief Barry Kramer said.