Crime & Safety

Explosion Injures 2, Damages Common Ground Building In McKeesport

Two people were injured in an explosion at the former YWCA building in McKeesport on Tuesday morning.

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August 3, 2022

Two people were injured in an explosion at the former YWCA building in McKeesport on Tuesday morning.

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The building on Ninth Avenue has significant damage after the explosion, which appears to have involved a gas line, a McKeesport spokesperson said.

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The explosion damaged the former YWCA building on Ninth Avenue in McKeesport/(Photo Credit: Chris Hoffman/KDKA)

The two people who were injured were installing a handicap-accessible ramp, the McKeesport mayor said. Their condition has not been released.

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