Samuel 'Bull' Thomas

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The gas leak that utilities couldn't stop in time

As of May 2026: Hospitalized with crushed legs and broken femur from explosion

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. It sent 20 others to hospitals and nearly destroyed an entire wing of the Pennsylvania facility.

Updated May 16