Emergency crews responded to a report of a house explosion in Upper Oxford Township, in Chester County, on Sunday morning.
NBC affiliate WGAL reports that the incident happened just after 9 a.m. at a home along Limestone Road, just north of Street Road in Upper Oxford Township.
Officials initially said three people were injured in the fire.
However, at about 1 p.m., the Pennsylvania State Police said they only found two victims on the scene -- a 70-year-old male and a 75-year-old woman -- who were transported to a nearby hospital.
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Officials have not disclosed the severity of these victims' injuries.
Crews from Chester and Lancaster counties were working at the scene on Sunday morning. As of about 10 a.m., officials said the incident closed Route 10 at 926 and 41.
NBC10 is working to determine why there was a disparity in the initial reports.
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Officials said an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the incident.
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