One Fatality, Two Injured in Philadelphia Blast that Wrecked Homes
In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Philadelphia, tragedy struck the north side, leaving a community reeling. An explosion—one that echoed through the quiet streets—claimed the life of one individual and injured two others. As dawn broke around 5 a.m., the alarming sound prompted emergency responders to leap into action.
Firefighters swarmed the scene in response to the initial reports of the explosion, a surge of blue and red lights cutting through the early morning fog. Daniel McCarty, the executive officer of the…