Crime & Safety
3 Critically Injured In Whitehall Explosion
The trio were working on a flooring project when the explosion occurred.
WHITEHALL, PA - Three people were critically injured Thursday evening in an explosion in the 4300 block of McKee Drive. KDKA-TV reported the explosion happened as three workers were using chemicals on a basement flooring project.
The station spoke with a neighbor who said she heard “a loud boom then glass shattering and a ton of screaming.” The men, who the neighbor said were badly burned, were taken to UPMC Mercy.
Two other people in the home when the explosion occurred were not injured, according to KDKA. The incident remains under investigation.
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DEVELOPING: Three people were injured in an explosion inside a Whitehall home. @MeghanKDKA's report: https://t.co/nsDWXEtlRj
— KDKA (@KDKA) September 6, 2018
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