House blast kills man; girl survives
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A powerful explosion flattened a house in suburban Pittsburgh, killing a man, injuring his 4-year-old granddaughter and damaging more than a dozen neighboring homes, authorities said.
Natural gas appeared to have fueled the explosion, a utility spokesman said, but it remained unclear why it happened.
Pieces of burnt insulation and debris were scattered over a wide area, and smoke and flames still rose from the site hours after the blast in Plum, about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh.
More than 40 neighboring homes were evacuated, and it was unclear when residents would be allowed to return. A shelter was set up at a school.
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