Man dies after blowing up house on daughter's wedding day

5years ago

Pittsburgh news, Pennsylvania news.

A Pennsylvania man has taken his own life on his daughter's wedding day after blowing up his house, according to police.

The unidentified man blew up his suburban Pittsburgh home while he was still inside. Witnesses described seeing him standing in front of the house moments before the explosion. "The house just collapsed in one large movement with a lot of sound to it," a neighbor said. "By that time it was fully in flames. It went up in flames remarkably fast. I thought it would take longer to burn, but it was like a minute and a half. It was crazy."

Fire units recovered the man's body hours after the explosion. His death was ruled a suicide.

According to investigators, he "may have been able to disconnect the gas line in the basement and of course, it would take a spark to explode."