The blast at the 174-bed nursing home happened shortly after a utility crew responded to reports of a gas odor at the facility, authorities have said. The local gas utility, PECO, said the crew shut off natural gas and electric service to the facility, but didn’t know if utility equipment or gas was involved in the explosion.

The police chief of Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, says the incident response after the nursing home explosion is the largest he's ever seen in 20 years.

A speech therapist working there described feeling the building shake in Tuesday’s blast and hurriedly wheeling out a bed-bound resident, bed and all.

They're required to maintain comprehensive plans, but one expert says there are "serious concerns" about emergency response.

At least two people were killed and multiple others were hurt in an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.

By Bastiaan Slabbers and Steve Gorman BRISTOL, Pennsylvania, Dec 23 (Reuters) - An apparent gas explosion and fire caused major damage to a nursing home outside Philadelphia on Tuesday, sending emergency crews to conduct search-and-rescue operations,

A massive fire has erupted at a nursing home in eastern Pennsylvania following a possible gas explosion, officials said.

A gas explosion and fire at Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, triggered a mass casualty response, with major damage reported and several people feared trapped., US News, Time