[HIGHTECHDUDE]

YOUNGSTOWN, (May 28,2024) — The coroner’s office is on the scene of a natural gas explosion in downtown Youngstown just after 11:30 p.m.

Earlier in the afternoon, crews pulled people from a building and took them to the hospital following an explosion in downtown Youngstown. Two people were reported missing as of Tuesday evening.

The explosion happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Realty building on E. Federal Street. Crews evacuated people from the top floors, where there are apartments.

Chase Bank is located at the bottom of the building. A representative of Chase Bank said they are in contact with local officials to check on the safety of everyone in the building, and after that, they will assess the damage.

Those in the area reported hearing a loud boom that shook buildings, followed by smoke and the smell of gas.

[CatBatMan]

That’s an impossible amount of daylight for 11:30 PM.

EDIT: FML, I kept reading, figured it out.

[kellyhound]

1 killed. Akil Drake.
Drake was a Pittsburgh native who graduated from Penn Hills High School in 2015.

Drake was also a YSU graduate

[William May]

Yet another reason NOT to bank with Chase! When they aren't ripping you off with junk fees for everything they do, they are blowing you up on top of it all.

[houseoftechno]

Disappointing that it did not blanket the street with clouds of cash.

[monkuar]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

Disappointing that it did not blanket the street with clouds of cash.

devs mentioned this will be worked on in the next patch