There hasn’t been a ton of updates in the news but being in a few overlapping neighborhood Facebook groups, I’ve heard a few additional things.
The husband was found almost right away in the rubble by the responding officer. The officer lives down the street and was on patrol close by when it happened so heard it live. The husband told them his wife was also inside. By the time they found her she was dead. He was taken to ECMC in critical condition.
They also had a dog, Lucie, that was critically injured and was taken to Orchard Park Veterinary Hospital. The vet bills were quite expensive and people have been making donations directly to the vet. Cousins of the victims are sharing info on the dog, trying to find her a new forever home. The dog has been very traumatized from the incident so they are trying to find a calm environment with not other pets.
National Fuel claims that it wasn’t caused by a gas leak. I have no idea how they can tell that with how bad the house was leveled but apparently they can.
The house next door caught on fire right away from the burning debris that landed on the roof. The people that were living there were renting the house and were out of town at the time. It sounds like a few neighbors and first responders were able to grab some sentimental things from the house, but it needed to be demolished early the next day for safety.