BLAST HORROR

Philadelphia explosion – New Year’s Day horror as four houses flattened with victims rushed to hospital after ‘gas leak’

Sarah Hooper

Published: 9:34, 1 Jan 2023
Updated: 17:18, 1 Jan 2023

FOUR homes have been flattened and many are injured after a suspected gas leak in Philadelphia resulted in an explosion.

Videos of the scene have gone viral on Twitter. Two people have been transported to the hospital with injuries.

Victims have been rushed to the hospital — Victims have been rushed to the hospitalCredit: Twitter/evehurr

One Twitter user posted a video saying the entire neighborhood shook.

He said: "Thought it was snowing but it was ash... shaking my head."

Neighbors came out to look at the chaos — Neighbors came out to look at the chaosCredit: Twitter/CANews_Watch/

First responders are responding to the scene — First responders are responding to the sceneCredit: Twitter/CANews_Watch/

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