At least one person died after a house exploded in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, early Friday, a fire department source said.
An explosive house fire left at least one person dead in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Firefighters from the Honey Brook Fire Company and East Brandywine Fire Company and Pennsylvania State Police troopers rushed to Hunters Run Road in Honey Brook just before 5 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2024, state police said.
The house was "fully involved" in flames when first responders got there, state police said.
Photos posted by the East Brandywine Fire Company on Facebook show heavy flames rising from the badly damaged house.
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A source within the fire department told NBC10 that the house quickly became fully engulfed in flames after an explosion. The smoke could be seen from miles away.
Firefighters battling the flames found one dead person, police said, while calling the fist "an isolated incident."
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The fire was put under control a little after 6 a.m., the source said.
Images captured by SkyForce10 before daybreak showed the smoking remnants. Part of the house collapsed.
The exact cause of the fire remained under investigation.
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