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A home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to emergency dispatch.
The neighborhood was evacuated and is sheltering in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania.
"A UGI truck with debris on the hood and what appeared to be a deployed airbag inside," was visible at the scene reports WGAL.
The official cause of the explosion turned house fire has yet to be officially released by the fire marshal, but it is reportedly due to a contractor working at the home hitting a gas line.
Crews said they were called to the home to investigate and smelled natural gas, as the last firefighter cleared the home, it exploded throwing the firefighter and injuring the contractor and a neighbor, reports CBS 21.
Residents are permitted back in their homes around 5:45 p.m but "UGI will be on scene through the night," the police said in an updated release.
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