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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

And today is Thursday, April 24th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, a caretaker is facing charges after police found a blind man with special needs living in deplorable conditions in a trailer in Philadelphia's Frankfurt section.

Police were called to the 4,700 block of James Street about 8 o'clock last night.

Arriving officers discovered the 50-year-old man in the back of the trailer behind the property.

Authorities say the inside of the trailer was filled with

dirt, bugs, and feces. The stench was so terrible that they said that Cruz actually felt

sick and they had to go back outside. A special victim's unit was called to investigate a neighbor

who spoke to 6 ABC said that the man and the caretaker are brothers. I'm sorry, the man that lives man and the caretaker are brothers.

I'm sorry, the man that lives there and the caretaker are brothers.

He said the caretaker would leave during the day, sometimes asking others to feed his brother while he was away.

The 50-year-old man was taken to the hospital in stable condition, and the caretaker is now facing numerous charges, according to police.

A man and his son ran for their lives as their home in Philadelphia's Point Breeze section

exploded last night. It happened about 745 in the 1,200 block of South 20th Street.

The entire facade of the row home was blown out.

Bricks were scattered about the street covering the cars parked outside.

57-year-old Peter Ash and his 12-year-old son Jordan were inside the home when the explosion occurred. They escaped with minor injuries. Peter suffered second-degree burns to one of his hands and his son escaped without any injuries. That's a freaking miracle because they were talking to the guy last night, Kathy, and I thought he was one of the witnesses to it. He was inside the house. Yeah, he said like he. Yeah. It was that bad. I mean, obviously, they had heard something and they ran out immediately. The son was playing on PlayStation or, you know, a video game. And they, yeah, they ran out of the house. They didn't, until they turned around and saw what was there. They didn't realize it was that bad. The home is right next door to the 17th police station, the 17th

district police station and the engine 24, the Philadelphia Fire Department, so they said help

was there immediately. Both were evacuated as precautionary measures in case the home collapsed.

The 17th district station is closed until it can be inspected. And police said 911 service is still

operational and officers will be working out of the first district building.

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