This Idyllic Neighborhood In Plum Pennsylvania Went Viral Following Ring Camera Catching House Explosion

On Sunday, footage of a house explosion in Plum, Pennsylvania quickly spread across social media as the viral video trended online.

While not a late promotional piece for Oppenheimer as some memes joked, the deadly blast was talked about for two main components — the absolute size of it and the mystery surrounding how a house in a peaceful little community could suddenly explode that violently.

It, unfortunately, was confirmed that the blast was fatal for four adults and one child, including two neighbors of the former owners.

UPDATE on Plum, Pennsylvania House Explosion:

- The explosion took place at 10:23 AM ET Saturday and damaged 3 homes.

- 5 People have died from the explosion which took place yesterday and was caught on a Ring camera. This included 4 adults and 1 child. An additional person is… pic.twitter.com/KXmJY4ZQQV

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) August 13, 2023

🚨#BREAKING: Multiple people reported injured and trapped along with Multiple houses have caught fire following large home explosion
⁰📌#Plum | #Pennsylvania

Numerous Firefighters along with emergency personnels are currently on the scene of a three alarm fire following large… pic.twitter.com/wikrE80Q2s

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 12, 2023

💥🏡 || A house exploded in Pennsylvania, in the township of Plum that killed 5 people. The explosion also destroyed 3 other houses and damaged a dozen other homes.

🟠 Pennsylvania county says house that exploded was having ‘hot water tank issues’. pic.twitter.com/22xKIyaLDs

— DailyPost (@dailypostland) August 15, 2023

The footage of the blast was initially caught on a Ring doorbell camera, which showed the explosion climbing high into the sky in an instant. The video has since quickly spread online as it's gone viral across social media, despite the tragic deaths involved.

This isn't the first instance of a Ring camera having captured a viral moment either, as this year has shown memes such as Open Na Noor and Doorbell Cat becoming increasingly popular online.

@RlVALS #fyp #meme #viral #openthenoor ♬ original sound – Daniel Mccoin

@jeffrey_pesos #cat #ringdoorbell #meme #shitposting ♬ original sound – giggler