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Aftermath Of Reported Building Explosion In Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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An explosion at a municipal storage building in southern Pennsylvania early Wednesday damaged several surrounding homes and a township office building, per reports.
Workers reported a propane leak at the Rapho Township Public Works building on North Colebrook Road at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, and evacuated the building. The explosion occurred shortly before 6 a.m.
A video shared by Zach-DeAnne Jones shows firefighters on the scene as smoke billows from the building.
No injuries were reported as a result of the blast, but flying debris caused significant damage to multiple homes in the area, per reports.
The public works building housed municipal equipment such as snow plows, and was next to the townships administrative building.
Multiple Lancaster County fire departments responded to the scene, including Mountville Fire Company, Mastersonville Fire Company, and Fire Department Mount Joy.