A 2019 explosion in South Philadelphia that killed two people and destroyed several homes on the 1400 block of South Eighth Street was also caused by a leak in a gas main, officials said in 2020.

Police shot a man who they say was walking around with a rifle in South Philadelphia after officials visited his home for an inspection, investigators said.

Police officers said they briefly chased a group of would-be meat robbers after thwarting the heist in South Philadelphia early Tuesday. It all started just 2 a.m. on March 11, 2025, when someone ...

Free methane detectors will be offered to prevent tragedies after a 2019 South Philly gas explosion. Philadelphia Gas Works ...

A cockpit voice recorder was not functioning in an air ambulance that crashed in Philadelphia a minute ... "Security camera videos depicted a large explosion," the report said, describing the ...

The explosion was triggered by contractors who accidentally hit a gas main at the South Fork condo complex. "Stupidity. That caused the explosion," said Marsha Solomon, who was forced out of her ...