POTTSTOWN, Pa. – The family whose Pottstown house blew up last week, eliminating 4 children and their grandma, has worked with an attorney.Wapner Newman, a Philadelphia-based injury law firm, said it will “fight for responsibility” in the explosion Thursday night on Hale Street, and “safe and secure justice” for the family.The firm serves injury and wrongful death claims throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Authorities have not yet determined a cause, but an attorney for
Wapner Newman states neighbors reported often smelling gas in the location before the explosion.One neighbor told 69 News the odor of gas in the community has actually been a concern for many years, which the fire department had been called several times.When inquired about that report during a news conference last week, Pottstown District Supervisor Justin Keller
said it was something investigators were looking into.Crews with the utility business PECO were getting rid of a number of large pipes from under Hale Street on Tuesday. The business stated it was”retiring infrastructure.” The explosion killed 4 brother or sisters, ages 8-13, and their granny, 67-year-old Francine White. 2 other grownups, who family state are the kids’parents, were seriously hurt. The family’s twin home was totally leveled, and a number of close-by houses were severely harmed, as the surge was felt miles away.