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Photos of the Pottstown explosion site a week later

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The explosion left a crater filled with gnarled metal and splintered lumber where a home once stood and many questions remain unanswered.

Debris covers the site of an explosion at the corners of Butler Avenue and Hale Street in Pottstown, Pa. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Five people were killed in the explosion last Thursday, four children and one adult. As of Tuesday morning, the source and origin point of the explosion had not been released.
Debris covers the site of an explosion at the corners of Butler Avenue and Hale Street in Pottstown, Pa. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Five people were killed in the explosion last Thursday, four children and one adult. As of Tuesday morning, the source and origin point of the explosion had not been released.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer

A massive explosion obliterated a home in Pottstown last week, killing five people — four children and an adult — and leaving the tight-knit community in shock. The explosion left a crater filled with gnarled metal and splintered lumber where a home once stood and many questions remain unanswered. See images from the site of the incident Tuesday.

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