Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published January 10, 2024 10:43 A.M.

(Monaca, Pa) An explosion occurred at a house on McClelland Street in Monaca before 8am Wednesday morning. Chief David Piuri of the Monaca Police Department told Beaver County Radio two men were taken to the hospital for burns. The state of the victims is not known at this time, but they were said to have been conscious and alert following the incident.

When crews arrived on scene, a small fire was still burning and firefighters extinguished it. Initially, there were concerns over the amount of ammunition in the home, as one of the men is a licensed arms dealer. One of the men also told Police that they had a water leak overnight and a crew was working to clean it up.

Due to the uncertainty of the cause, the bomb squad was called in. The bomb squad determined that the ammunition most likely did not have anything to do with the blast. The Chief says at this time, evidence indicates that a gas leak was most likely responsible, possibly triggered by the operation of a shop vac.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the explosion.

According to the Chief, the area is safe and there is no threat of another explosion.

Monaca Police, Monaca Fire Department, Allegheny County Police Bomb Squad, and Peoples Gas were among those on scene.

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