An 86-year-old woman was killed in a massive explosion and fire that destroyed her home near Scranton amid reports of a natural gas odor in the area.
A relative of the victim told The Times-Tribune that the home at 413 Smith St. in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, erupted as Madlyn Mecca was on the porch after leaving the house.
Neighbors they heard an "unbelievable explosion" that rattled their homes and saw flames shooting 50 feet in the air around 3:45 a.m. Firefighters brought the fire under control around 7 a.m.
Pennsylvania American Water said a crew was in the neighborhood for a water main break when the house exploded.
Reading-based UGI Utilities said its Penn Natural Gas (PNG) crews were notified of the natural gas odor at 2:23 a.m. and turned off service prior to the blast.
A UGI spokesman said the utility is cooperating with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and a state police fire marshal in an investigation of the incident.
In the meantime, UGI said it will work in a phased manner to restore service to the approximately 80 customers whose service has been interrupted.
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