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Howard 'Tiger' McDuffie

Howard 'Tiger' McDuffie

Resident of Bristol Health & Rehab Center

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The gas leak that utilities couldn't stop in time

Built World

Injured in explosion, emotionally traumatized

Utility crews were already on-site investigating a gas smell when the explosion ripped through Bristol Health & Rehab Center's basement at 2:15 p.m. on December 23. The blast killed two women—nurse Muthoni Nduthu, 52, and one resident—sent 20 others to hospitals, and nearly destroyed an entire wing of the Pennsylvania facility. Staff had reported the odor hours earlier. PECO responded. But survivors say employees continued working despite the gas smell, ignoring warnings until the building exploded anyway.

Updated Dec 26, 2025