HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A major explosion Monday morning destroyed a single-family home in Hilltown Township not far from Sellersville Borough.
The explosion happened around 9 a.m. in the 100 block of Highview Road. Photographs posted online show nothing but debris in the aftermath of the explosion.
Action News is reporting that the house was unoccupied. A worker, however, suffered cuts and abrasions from the blast and was transported to the hospital, the TV station reported.
Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 9 a.m. for what appeared to be a massive explosion, reportedly heard as far away as Skippack, Montgomery County.
"Anyone just hear that enormous house-shaking explosion just now around 9 a.m. in Hilltown near Diamond and Rickert?" wrote Nancy on Facebook. "WOW. Fire trucks from both north and south, and now ambulances!!!"
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion. Utility crews have also been called to the scene.
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