VICTIMS OF THIS EXPLOSION. MIKE. KRISTIN, AS WE WORK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE FIVE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED AND THE MAN WHO IS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT, WE ARE SEEING THE COMMUNITY RESPOND, TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE WHO IS DRASTICALLY IMPACTED BY THIS TRAGIC EXPLOSION. KEVIN SEBUNYA IS AMONG THE FIVE PEOPLE TRAGICALLY KILLED ON RUSTIC RIDGE DRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIS DAUGHTER, EMILY SEBUNYA, SHARING THESE PHOTOS, ONE FROM HER WEDDING DAY, PICTURED WITH HER FATHER JUST LAST MONTH. ANOTHER PHOTO SHOWS HER PARENTS HIKING THE GRAND CANYON REMINISCING. TONIGHT, SHE SAID, QUOTE, MY FATHER WAS THE MOST JOYFUL, LOVING, SELFLESS MAN YOU COULD EVER ENCOUNTER. PLUM MAYOR HARRY SCHLEGEL CONFIRMING THE LOSS OF TWO PLUM EMPLOYEES, BOROUGH MANAGER MICHAEL THOMAS AND THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HEATHER HOROVITZ, WERE BOTH KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION. IAN, MAYOR SCHLEGEL SAYING, QUOTE, I’VE KNOWN THEM FOR MANY YEARS, BOTH BEFORE I WAS MAYOR. WE’VE KNOWN THEM PERSONALLY. WE HAVEN’T PROCESSED IT. SCHLEGEL ALSO CONFIRMING HEATHER’S HUSBAND, PAUL HOROVITZ, REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT. AND AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THE KLOTZ FAMILY LOST A FATHER AND SON, CASEY AND KEEGAN KLOTZ. THIS IS REALLY JUST ROCK THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITH WITH WITH WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HURTING IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THERE’S THE IMMEDIATE VICTIMS. THERE’S THE THE PEOPLE WHO’VE LOST LIVES, THEIR FAMILIES. THERE’S THE PEOPLE WHO’VE LOST THEIR HOMES OR HAVE HOMES DAMAGED FOR 12 HOURS. TODAY, THE HOLY FAMILY PARISH OF PLUM OPENED ITS DOORS FOR PRAYER. MEANWHILE, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION MEETING WITH FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED ONES OR WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES TO GIVE THEM NECESSITIES COLLECTED BY PLUM NEIGHBORS. BUT WE’D LIKE TO KNOW, LIKE, EXACTLY WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE. AS TIME’S GOING ON, THEY’RE SEEING MORE OF WHAT THEY MIGHT NEED. THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE CLEARING FAMILIES TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES ALONG RUSTIC RIDGE DRIVE. BUT THIS SITE, WHERE THREE HOMES ONCE STOOD, NOW REDUCED TO A SCORCHED PILE OF DEBRIS, REMAINS OFF LIMITS. THE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE SAYING TONIGHT THE HOME WHICH EXPLODED WAS HAVING HOT WATER TANK ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS NOT CONCLUDED THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION AND OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THE INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE MONTHS, IF NOT YEARS, TO COMPLETE. AND TOMORROW NIGHT, SAINT JOHN, THE BAPTIST CHURCH IS INVITING ANYONE OF ALL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS TO COME TO HOLY HOUR TO PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES OF THOSE FIVE PEOPLE KILLED AND THE PLUM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THAT SERVICE WILL START AT 730. WE’RE
Family, officials confirm names of 3 remaining victims killed in Plum house explosion
Updated: 12:17 AM EDT Aug 15, 2023
A family member and the mayor of Plum have confirmed the names of three of the people killed in Saturday’s house explosion in Plum Borough.Emily Sebunia confirmed that her father, Kevin Sebunia, was killed. Sebunia shared photos with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 of her and her father on her wedding day, just over a month ago, and of her parents hiking the Grand Canyon.“My father was the most joyful, loving, selfless man you could ever encounter,” Emily Sebunia said.Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel confirmed the loss of two Plum employees.He said Plum Borough Manager, Michael Thomas, and Director of Planning and Development, Heather Oravitz, were both killed in the explosion.“I’ve known them for many years, both before I was mayor. We’ve known them personally. We haven’t processed it,” Schlegel said.Schlegel also confirmed Paul Oravitz, Heather’s husband, remains in the hospital from the explosion. He was last listed in critical condition, officials said on Sunday.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has confirmed that the two remaining people killed were father and son Casey Clontz, 38, and Keegan Clontz, 12. “This has really just rocked the whole community with how many people are hurting in so many different ways. There’s the immediate victims. There’s the people who have lost lives, their families. There are the people who have lost their homes or have homes damaged,” Father Kevin Poecking, of Holy Family Parish, said.For 12 hours on Monday, the holy family parish of Plum opened its doors for prayer, and Tuesday night, St. John the Baptist Church is inviting the public to Holy Hour to pray for the victim’s families and the Plum community as a whole. That service will start at 7:30. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office cleared families to return to Rustic Ridge Drive Monday night, but the site where three homes once sat remains off-limits.The Fire Marshal’s Office said the home that exploded was having hot water tank issues, however, it has not concluded this was the cause of the explosion, and officials have said the investigation could take months if not years to complete.
A family member and the mayor of Plum have confirmed the names of three of the people killed in Saturday’s house explosion in Plum Borough.
Emily Sebunia confirmed that her father, Kevin Sebunia, was killed.
Sebunia shared photos with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 of her and her father on her wedding day, just over a month ago, and of her parents hiking the Grand Canyon.
“My father was the most joyful, loving, selfless man you could ever encounter,” Emily Sebunia said.
Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel confirmed the loss of two Plum employees.
He said Plum Borough Manager, Michael Thomas, and Director of Planning and Development, Heather Oravitz, were both killed in the explosion.
“I’ve known them for many years, both before I was mayor. We’ve known them personally. We haven’t processed it,” Schlegel said.
Schlegel also confirmed Paul Oravitz, Heather’s husband, remains in the hospital from the explosion. He was last listed in critical condition, officials said on Sunday.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has confirmed that the two remaining people killed were father and son Casey Clontz, 38, and Keegan Clontz, 12.
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“This has really just rocked the whole community with how many people are hurting in so many different ways. There’s the immediate victims. There’s the people who have lost lives, their families. There are the people who have lost their homes or have homes damaged,” Father Kevin Poecking, of Holy Family Parish, said.
For 12 hours on Monday, the holy family parish of Plum opened its doors for prayer, and Tuesday night, St. John the Baptist Church is inviting the public to Holy Hour to pray for the victim’s families and the Plum community as a whole. That service will start at 7:30.
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office cleared families to return to Rustic Ridge Drive Monday night, but the site where three homes once sat remains off-limits.
The Fire Marshal’s Office said the home that exploded was having hot water tank issues, however, it has not concluded this was the cause of the explosion, and officials have said the investigation could take months if not years to complete.
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