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2 Pa. firefighters injured after propane tanks explode in blaze

Good Samaritans stepped in to help drag a 5-inch supply line

By FireRescue1 Staff

BENSALEM, Pa. — Two firefighters were injured Sunday after propane tanks exploded during a house fire.

Both men, one from the Cornwells Fire Company and the other from Union Fire Company, sustained minor injuries and were expected to fully recover, reported NBC.

While firefighters were battling the blaze, a woman who witnessed the fire described the events on Facebook. In one photo she posted, a group of Good Samaritans from the neighborhood is seen pulling a supply line.

“Today I watched a neighborhood come together and help not only firefighters at the scene, but a neighbor who was watching his home burn,” Chelle Heil wrote. “I didn’t realize how awesome it was while I was taking the pictures, but as I sit here and look through them, I realize how cool it was to watch an entire neighborhood come together to help get it done!”

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.