Two dead and missing in an explosion at a nursing home in America
At least two people were killed and others were missing in an explosion that occurred on Tuesday in Nursing home near Philadelphia in United States, according to what the Governor of Pennsylvania announced.
Governor Josh Shapiro said in a press conference: "At this point, there are at least two dead, and a number of people are still missing"
Kevin Dippolito, chief of the fire department in the town of Brisol, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia, where the nursing home is located, said that five people were being searched for on Tuesday evening.
He added: "They may have left the place accompanied by family members"
He pointed out that the explosion occurred at 14:18 local time (19:19 GMT) and caused major collapses, which led to the detention of many people in the basement of the building.
Evacuation of inmates
The American official continued: "When firefighters arrived at the scene minutes later, there was a strong smell of gas, and they evacuated several inmates before another explosion occurred and a fire broke out."
Dippolito said that firefighters were able to control the fire, but they will remain on alert until we are sure that the building is completely evacuated.".
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