Explosion levels home in Sellersville, Bucks County, drawing a multi-agency response
It was unclear if anyone was inside the property.
Local police and fire responded to a house explosion in Sellersville, Bucks County Monday that left the property in ruins and white debris scattered in a broad blast radius.
Hilltown Police Department, which serves Sellersville, said the reports of the explosion on Highview Road came in sometime around 9 a.m., but it was unclear if anyone was inside the property.
Still, the blast resulted in a flood of support from neighboring fire and police departments.
Silverdale Volunteer Fire Company, Sellersville Fire Department, Hilltown Police, Hilltown Township Volunteer Fire Company, Souderton Fire Company, and Telford Fire Company are among the crews on site.
The source of the blast is under investigation.
Properties on Highview Road are spaced out with lots of green space in between and aerial footage from local television stations shows the debris was largely contained along the home’s property line.
The three-bedroom “contemporary designer farmhouse” sits on a 3-acre lot, according to a previous real estate listing. The home garnered media coverage from publications such as Elle Decor and Philadelphia magazine in 2022 after interior designer Ghislaine Viñas listed the renovated property for sale.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
