Dec. 24, 2025, update:
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — Crews are using construction equipment to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home after an explosion killed two people and hospitalized 20 others. The blast happened Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2025) at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center. Bristol Police Chief Charles Winik said Wednesday that searchers accounted for everyone considered missing. The Bucks County coroner’s office says an employee who died was 52-year-old Muthoni Nduthu. Authorities didn’t immediately identify a resident who died. The cause of the blast is under investigation. Authorities say a utility crew was on site responding to reports of a gas odor when the explosion occurred. Emergency responders evacuated residents amid flames, a strong gas odor and a second explosion.
Dec. 24, 2025:
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — Crews are using construction equipment and drones to search the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home after a powerful explosion killed at least two people. The blast happened Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2025) at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center, northeast of Philadelphia. Emergency responders evacuated residents amid flames, smoke and even a second explosion. Authorities say a utility crew was responding to reports of a gas odor when the explosion occurred. Investigators are examining whether a gas leak caused the blast. Five people remain unaccounted for, although some may have left with family. The nursing home had been cited for multiple violations in October.
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