June 12, 2018
Source/Google Street View
Liberty Gas Station at 1200 Bristol Pike in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
UPDATE: 8:28 p.m.
A man is still buried beneath rubble from the aftermath of an explosion at a Liberty gas station in Bensalem, Bucks County.
Police are beginning an investigation into the cause for the explosion, as they wait for heavy machinery to lift off heavy slabs of concrete trapping the remaining man underground.
Homes and businesses in the area were evacuated in case of any further blasts, according to township Public Safety Director Fred Harran.
Update on Liberty Gas Station explosion in Bensalem @6abc pic.twitter.com/Q51VyYqFRr
— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) June 13, 2018
An explosion at a Liberty gas station at 1200 Bristol Pike in Bensalem injured at least two people Tuesday evening.
Fire rescue teams are responding to an explosion that happened around 5 p.m., according to NBC10. Officials are working to free one man who was trapped under rubble at the explosion site. Another man was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
NBC10 reported the men were doing underground work on a tank when the explosion occurred. Two firefighters attempted to go into the underground hole, but could not due to gas fumes.
One person hospitalized and one other unaccounted for after an explosion at Liberty gas station on Bristol Pike in Bensalem pic.twitter.com/KceT9RChzJ
— Mike Dougherty (@MicDougherty) June 12, 2018
Officials are waiting for heavy machinery to remove concrete slabs to rescue the man, NBC10 reported.
There is a concern that another explosion could happen, officials said.
The scene where a gas tank explosed in Bensalem. One taken from the scene in an ambulance and talk of another victim. Crews from around Bucks County are here. pic.twitter.com/zUfzMxM3BY
— Tom Sofield (@BuxMontNews) June 12, 2018
#BREAKING At least two people were injured in a gas station explosion in Bensalem. SkyForce10 is LIVE over the scene: https://t.co/hnNvQOMBDd pic.twitter.com/Zk4KerGkCy
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) June 12, 2018
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
