POTTSTOWN, Pa. - As investigators continue to search for what caused a home explosion last week in Pottstown, family members of those killed are struggling to find closure.
Cathy McKee - whose son's Jeremiah, 12, and Nehemiah, 10, died in the blast - told FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim that every day has been harder than the last. "People tell me it will get easier every day I wake up, and it gets harder," McKee said. "My children are not going to grow up, they are not going to a prom, to have children, they are never going to have that chance."Emergency crews were called to the area of Hale Street and Butler Avenue around 8 p.m.
last Thursday for reports of an explosion. Authorities arrived to find a home completely leveled and a massive debris field with damage to neighboring properties.
Jeremiah White, 12, Nehemiah White, 10, were both killed in the explosion along with three others. Credit: Cathy McKee Pottstown Manager Justin Keller told reporters hours after the explosion that four people had died, and two people were taken to area hospitals.