Overview
- Local and county officials scheduled a Friday morning briefing to update the public on the March 4 blast at Savita Naturals in the Pureland Industrial Complex.
- Hospital officials say two victims were transferred to Temple Health’s burn center and one person was treated and released, with a fifth patient treated after a nearby medical emergency.
- Sources told CBS News Philadelphia that the company’s owner is among those injured.
- The explosion collapsed the building, damaged nearby structures, and triggered a two-mile shelter-in-place that was later lifted after air testing found no hazardous substances.
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting local investigators, who have not yet determined the cause as crews continue burn-off and site monitoring.