A nursing home explosion in Pennsylvania kills at least two, prompting emergency responses amid unclear causes and casualties.

An explosion was reported at a Pennsylvania nursing home Tuesday, trapping multiple people.

A gas explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia triggered a plume of black smoke and trapped people inside the building, authorities said.

An apparent gas explosion collapsed part of a nursing home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, leaving an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble.

Several patients remained unaccounted for, according to the authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The explosion happened at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak, although the cause of the explosion was unclear several hours later, as was the extent of the casualties.

Authorities say an explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed a part of the building and that left people injured and possibly trapped inside.

Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An explosion Tuesday afternoon at a nursing home in eastern Pennsylvania left an unknown number of people trapped and injured, local officials said.

At least two people were killed and multiple others were hurt in an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.