MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP EXPLOSION

Electrical explosion, possibly related to reported gas leak, shakes and evacuates Montgomery Township shopping center Saturday

An exploded electrical transformer was found behind Gwynedd Crossing Shopping Center late Saturday morning

Managing Editor

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Gwynedd Crossing Shopping Center in Montgomery Township has been evacuated following an explosion of an electrical transformer or generator, possibly related to a gas leak, Saturday morning behind the Fine Wine & Good Spirits and Aldi.

At around 11:08 a.m., Montgomery County emergency dispatch received a report of a buiding fire and an odor of a gas leak inside and outside the liquor store at 1210 N. Bethlehem Pike, but then an explosion of a transformer box behind the store rocked the buildings, with witnesses reporting the shopping center shook and felt like the building was struck by lightning.

There are no reported injuries.

Fire Department of Montgomery Township, Montgomery Township Police, Colmar Fire, Hilltown Fire Rescue (Bucks), Upper Gwynedd Fire, Ft. Washington Fire Co., Wissahickon Fire, and Fairmount Fire Co. of Lansdale are on scene.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at tony@accessgmt.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).