EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN PENN HILLS HOME

Allegheny County medical examiner personnel were called to the scene of a fire and explosion in the 300 block of College Street in Penn Hills yesterday afternoon.  Neighbors reported hearing two booms, and the back of the home was engulfed in flames.  That home is a total loss. Officials said that one person who was inside was unaccounted for.  The fire then spread to another home, which has smoke damage.  The fire was out by 6 pm.  First responders from Plum, Penn Hills and Monroeville responded.