Pottstown Police identified Jeremiah, 12, Nehemiah, 10, and Tristan White, 8, as three of the victims. Alena Wood, 13 has also been named while the victims grandmother, Francine was also killed.
Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller confirmed in a press conference that the explosion occurred just after 8 p.m. in Pottstown, about 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia.