Philadelphia Neighborhood Torn Apart By Massive Explosion, Photos Show

A neighborhood in Philadelphia was blown apart by an explosion early Sunday morning … and, pictures taken at the scene captured the devastation.

The Philly Fire Department shared pictures from the scene in Nicetown–Tioga — a North Philadelphia neighborhood — where the acting PFD chief Daniel McCarty said a trio of row houses “exploded in on themselves” at around 4:30 AM ET.

Photos show firefighters dousing the houses in water while the smoking, smoldering remains of houses litter the streets.

And, in another shocking image, a dog was spotted walking over the rubble … tongue lolling out amid the devastation.

According to the local ABC affiliate one person — a woman — was killed. Two others were injured in the incident…

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