House explosion in Pennsylvania kills five and destroys three structures

Three people taken to hospital - one in critical condition - as authorities investigate cause of explosion in community of Plum

Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said on Sunday.

The police chief of the community of Plum, Lanny Conley, said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10.30am on Saturday.