New Jersey house explosion injures at least 3

A house explosion in northern New Jersey that shook a neighborhood has killed one person and left two severely burned in critical condition, officials said Wednesday.

At least two people were critically injured and were taken by helicopter to the burn unit at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston.

First responders rescued 14 people from the home, which caught fire after the explosion on its second floor, and one man escaped on his own, Bollwage said.

The cause of the explosion is… The names and ages of the victims weren’t immediately released.

If you smell gas (such as a “rotten egg” smell) or hear the hiss of a possible leak, you should check to see if the burners on your stove are off, and then open the windows to ventilate the house.

The building where the explosion occurred is a two-family duplex.

That’s not going to be decided quickly”, he said of the cause, later adding that he would not speculate as to the cause: “I guess it’s the media’s job to guess what it was. City of Elizabeth spokesperson Kelly Vence said it is an ongoing situation.

Several people living nearby reported feeling a rumble at about 8:15 a.m.

According to Mayor Bollwage, there were complaints of a natural gas odor in the area earlier in the morning. Others were taken to University Hospital in Newark and Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, the station reported. The explosion demolished the two houses on either side of the home. “I thought a plane had crashed”.