What began with a fatal explosion inside a North Philadelphia food truck has ended with a resolution that several attorneys involved called the largest global pretrial personal injury settlement in Pennsylvania history.

The rental company U-Haul has agreed to pay $160 million to settle claims stemming from a fatal 2014 explosion that killed two women and left 11 others injured, according to several attorneys involved. The multimillion-dollar settlement covers claims brought by only four plaintiffs, but it resolves the litigation, as all the other plaintiffs previously obtained confidential settlements, the attorneys said.

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