PA - Explosion/Fire at Silver Lake Nursing Home declared mass casualty event - Residents trapped - Bristol - Dec 23, 2025

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Explosion at Pennsylvania senior home prompts mass casualty response

Emergency crews from multiple jurisdictions respond to Bristol, Pennsylvania facility where people were trapped inside.

Huge fire erupts after apparent explosion at Pennsylvania nursing home; People trapped

An apparent explosion at a nursing home caused part of the building to collapse, leaving multiple people hurt and trapped inside, authorities said.

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This incident has been declared a Level 2 mass casualty event. This article explains the details of that designation including, "responders expect 10 to 25 surviving victims, according to the Eastern PA EMS Council."

Silver Lake fire a level 2 mass casualty event. What that means?

A nursing home that caught fire in Bristol Township on Dec. 23 was declared a level 2 mass casualty incident by responders. What that means.

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