(Photo Courtesy of WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on January 22nd, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) According to the police chief of Westmoreland County, one person was flown to the hospital after an explosion at an apartment building in Delmont yesterday. The cause of the blast is unknown at this time. Westmoreland County dispatchers confirm that crews were called to the 100 block of Spring Lane at 3:16 p.m. and officials note that a medical helicopter was requested. Police state that the explosion may have been related to a propane tank and the Westmoreland County police chief expressed it is believed that the tank was in a hallway leading to the garage. A neighbor told WPXI that he found a man on the ground with burns after hearing an explosion. The status of the man that got hurt from this explosion is unknown at this time.