Pittsburgh Police from Zone 2 responded to reports of an explosion that caused damage to a home in the 3400 block of Denny Street just before 3:30 a.m.
Responding officers located a port-a-john on the street that had been blown apart. A homeowner told police she heard a loud boom that broke a window in her home. The port-a-john was located across the street at a home under construction.
The Fire Investigation Unit and the Bomb Squad were called in to investigate and process evidence.
The investigation into the exact cause of the explosion is ongoing.