{"id":533581,"date":"2023-01-01T22:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T19:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/explosion-from-apparent-gas-leak-rocks-port-richmond-in-philly\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T22:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T19:52:27","slug":"explosion-from-apparent-gas-leak-rocks-port-richmond-in-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explosion-from-apparent-gas-leak-rocks-port-richmond-in-philly\/","title":{"rendered":"#Explosion from apparent gas leak rocks Port Richmond in Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25992982e5e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25992982e5e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explosion-from-apparent-gas-leak-rocks-port-richmond-in-philly\/#%E2%80%9CExplosion_from_apparent_gas_leak_rocks_Port_Richmond_in_Philly%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Explosion from apparent gas leak rocks Port Richmond in Philly&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CExplosion_from_apparent_gas_leak_rocks_Port_Richmond_in_Philly%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Explosion from apparent gas leak rocks Port Richmond in Philly&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A thunderous explosion rocked a Philadelphia neighborhood, injuring five people \u2014 one critically \u2014 and leveling at least two homes just hours into 2023, according to city fire officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday eruption that blew out windows and doors and sent cars flying \u2014 on top of the two wiped-out homes \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be from a gas leak, fire officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were pulled from the rubble and three others were treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2023-01-01-updates-on-the-explosion-on-the-3500-block-of-miller-street\/\">Philadelphia Fire Department reported<\/a> about the blast in the city\u2019s Port Richmond section around 2:50 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had multiple gas leaks in the area, and the smell of gas coming from multiple areas,\u201d said Philadelphia Assistant Fire Chief Charles Walker, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/officials-3-rushed-to-hospital-2-homes-completely-collapse-after-possible-gas-explosion-in-port-richmond\">according to Fox 29.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Five people were taken to the hospital with one man in critical condition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet reported. <\/p>\n<p>One woman from the neighborhood likened the explosion to a bomb going off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-29.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pictured is an aerial view of the rubble left by the Sunday blast.\" class=\"wp-image-25203495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Three people were reported injured from the blast. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPVI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIt was like a bomb, like a baboom. It shook the whole house,\u201d Karen \u2014 who didn\u2019t give her last name \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/explosion-gas-philadelphia-fire-department-american-red-cross\/12636730\/\">told ABC 6.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A man driving down the street with his girlfriend when the blast erupted told reporters he was stepping over concrete afterward, recalling the explosion as a \u201cloud bang.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters and first responders are seen walking through the rubble lest by the explosion.\" class=\"wp-image-25203493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One resident said it was like a bomb went off, according to one news station. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\/@PhillyFireDept<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just felt my whole car push over to the curb,\u201d said Chris Heisenger, ABC 6 reported. He returned to the scene later Sunday with a bloodied shirt and a cut to his cheek from a flying shard of glass, according to the news station.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters are pictured at the scene of the explosion. \" class=\"wp-image-25203526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-homes-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The scene took more than two hours to get under control, the fire department said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@PhillyFireDept<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The assistant fire chief said the city is \u201cvery fortunate\u201d the explosion hadn\u2019t proved deadly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very fortunate from what we know now not to have a loss of life, because it\u2019s the middle of the night and everyone is sleeping,\u201d Walker said told Fox 29. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-25.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pictured are two cars destroyed in the blast.\" class=\"wp-image-25203496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/philadelphia-explosion-230101-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The blast led to two destroyed homes in the Port Richmond section of the city. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPVI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd if it\u2019s confirmed to be a gas leak, it\u2019s very rare to have the magnitude of this type of damage occur to not have loss of life, truly a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents evacuated their homes to a nearby recreation center that was also damaged from the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>It took more than two hours for about 100 firefighters and other first responders to bring the situation under control. 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