{"id":31611,"date":"2026-06-29T18:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/house-explosion-in-hilltown-township-leaves-at-least-1-hurt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:05:29","slug":"house-explosion-in-hilltown-township-leaves-at-least-1-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/house-explosion-in-hilltown-township-leaves-at-least-1-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"House explosion in Hilltown Township leaves at least 1 hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n       <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A house explosion Monday morning on a rural road in Hilltown Township left at least one person injured.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">At least one person was injured when a house on Highview Road in Hilltown Township exploded on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Footage from SkyFOX shows the obliterated remains of the former two-story house.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Christopher Engelhart, Chief of Hilltown Township Police, said a contractor was working on the house when the explosion happened.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The worker was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition, but is expected to survive, Chief Engelhart said.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A neighbor told FOX 29&#8217;s Chris O&#8217;Connell he had just gotten into his car when the explosion happened.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;The house was just obliterated, I&#8217;ve not ever seen anything like it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was terrifying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The cause of the explosion is currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Investigators say there were no natural gas lines running to the house, but there was a large propane tank used for a kitchen appliance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     Bucks CountyCrime &amp; Public SafetyNews <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. &#8211; A house explosion Monday morning on a rural road in Hilltown Township left at least one person injured. What we know: At least one person was injured when a house on Highview Road in Hilltown Township exploded on Monday morning. 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