Two dead, others missing in US nursing home blast: governorWASHINGTON, United States, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - At least two people died and several others were missing after a "catastrophic" explosion Tuesday demolished part of a nursing home in eastern Pennsylvania, the US state's governor said. We know that there are some number of individuals still missing," Governor Josh Shapiro told a press conference. The governor praised quick-thinking first responders, notably firefighters who "were quite literally climbing up ladders, handing individuals in this nursing home to police, who were at times carrying two people on their back to safety." "They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors, stuck in stairwells, stuck in elevator shafts." "We are still in rescue mode until we know the building is clear," he said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 24, 2025 02:20 UTC