Officials say an apparent gas explosion leveled an empty mansion in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, reducing the 9,000-sq. foot home to rubble.Authorities say the explosion at the Gladwyne mansion happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday night, and that the house was undergoing extensive renovations. Officials say no one was inside the home at the time of the explosion, and the family was staying in a second residence when the mansion exploded.A spokeswoman for PECO Energy Company says no injuries were reported.Neighbor Peter Cooke says he heard the explosion suddenly, with his son Michael Cooke comparing it to a meteor strike.The fire marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating.

Officials say an apparent gas explosion leveled an empty mansion in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, reducing the 9,000-sq. foot home to rubble.


Authorities say the explosion at the Gladwyne mansion happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday night, and that the house was undergoing extensive renovations. Officials say no one was inside the home at the time of the explosion, and the family was staying in a second residence when the mansion exploded.

A spokeswoman for PECO Energy Company says no injuries were reported.

Neighbor Peter Cooke says he heard the explosion suddenly, with his son Michael Cooke comparing it to a meteor strike.

The fire marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating.