3rd Person Dies After Bristol Twp. Nursing Home Explosion
Photo by FRANK SAIAThe Penndel aerial kept the peripheral fires in check from a gas fed fire following an explosion at the Silver Lake Healthcare Center in Bristol Twp, Pa on December 23, 2025. It is reported that two people were killed and several others were injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIACrews stand by the collapsed area waiting for the natural gas supply to be shut and the flooded areas of the building to be pumped before continuing search and fire extinguishment operations at the Silver Lake Health Care Center following a catastrophic explosion. Two people were reported killed and several others injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIACrews remove debris and reposition tools and equipment from around the collapsed area following an explosion at the silver Lake Health Care Center in Bristol Pa, on December 23, 2025. Two people were reported killed and several others injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIAGround ladders were used to assist with search and rescue operations following an explosion and fire at the Silver Lake Health Care Center, Bristol, Pa where the force of the blast blew windows out in distant areas of the building.
Photo by FRANK SAIAPECO gas crews work to secure the gas supply to the Silver Lake Health Care Center following an explosion that reportedly left two people killed and several others injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIAA Montgomery County, Pa USAR member with his rescue dog were on location to assist with search and rescue operations following the catastrophic explosion at the Silver Lake Health Care Center in Bristol Twp, Pa on December 23, 2025 that reportedly left two people killed and several others injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIAThe Bensalem Tower Ladder used their aerial to monitor peripheral fire spread from a gas fed fire as well as structural conditions following a catastrophic explosion at the Silver Lake Health Care Center in Bristol, Pa on December 23, 2025. Two people were reported killed and several others injured.
Photo by FRANK SAIAThe Penndel aerial was used to monitor the collapse area from an elevated view following the explosion at the Silver Lake Health Care Center in Bristol Twp, Pa on December 23, 2025.
BRISTOL TWP., PA - Two women—a staff member and a resident—were killed and at least 19 people were hospitalized after an explosion and partial collapse at the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 2025. Then on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Bucks County Coroner’s Office announced that a third person, another resident at the facility, died from injuries sustained in the explosion.
The explosion was reported around 2:15 p.m., causing major structural damage and trapping residents when part of the first floor collapsed into the basement. Firefighters and emergency crews from multiple jurisdictions rescued residents through doors, windows, stairwells, and an elevator shaft. Officials said a strong gas odor was detected before a second explosion and fire occurred shortly after crews evacuated the building.
PECO shut off gas and electric service as a precaution and said it is unknown whether natural gas or company equipment caused the incident. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro praised first responders and local residents who assisted in the rescue efforts, calling it an example of “neighbors helping neighbors.”
State and local officials urged the public to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
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