Propane Tank Exploded As Fire Spread At Wynnewood Home: Officials

WYNNEWOOD, PA — Fire officials in Lower Merion said Monday's residential fire in Wynnewood is still under investigation, but provided further details on the incident.

Lower Merion Fire Department Chief James McCoy told Patch the fire started in the rear sun room of a home on the 600 block of Sussex Road.

Responders were dispatched at about 11:36 a.m. to 618 Sussex Road for a report of a fire with a person trapped inside the property.

Crews showed up in 5 minutes and deployed a hose line and a search team to battle the fire and find the person inside.

Within 10 minutes, a woman in the home was taken to Lankenau Medical Center by EMS then flown to a Philadelphia hospital, McCoy said.

The woman's condition is unknown, McCoy said Tuesday.

The fire was under control in about 45 minutes thanks to work by all seven of Lower Merion Township's fire companies, which brought 18 fire apparatuses to the scene.

Crews remained on scene to tamp down hot spots within the home.

McCoy said while the fire's cause is still being investigated by the Lower Merion Fire Marshal's Office as well as Lower Merion and Pennsylvania State police, it began in a back sun room of the home.

The fire spread from the sun room to a back deck, which had a propane grill on it.

The fire caused the propane tank to explode, McCoy said.

Flames spread to the first and second floor of the home, causing extensive damage, according to McCoy.

No one else was hurt in the fire.