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Community Support Grows For Victim Left With Critical Burns From South Jersey Gas Explosion Community Support Grows For Victim Left With Critical Burns From South Jersey Gas Explosion
Community Support Grows For Victim Left With Critical Burns From South Jersey Gas Explosion Community support is growing for a 44-year-old Pleasantville woman who was severely burned in a backyard gas explosion. Elba Mencias was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering second- and third-degree burns to 45 percent of her body. She was adding gasoline to the bonfire when it exploded on Sept. 28, according to BreakingAC. A cousin also was injured but is now home.  Her daughter, Angeli Hernandez, sponsored this GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. More than $5,200 had been raised as of Wednesday, Oct. 12. Mencias faces a long recovery period that will inc…

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by Jon Craig
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Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion
Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support is surging for a 28-year-old Perth Amboy man who was seriously burned in a gas explosion in his garage last month. More than $58,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Aug. 10 for David Wiessler, an ROTC grad and former U.S. Army EOD officer. Wiessler was airlifted with burns on his arms and legs to the hospital from his Barry Avenue home around 7:15 a.m. on July 27, CBS2 reports. Fire officials were investigating gas appliances due to the vapor explosion. Wiessler had one skin graft surgery on Aug. 5 and remained sedated the following day, the campaign says. "David i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CONFIRMED: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire CONFIRMED: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire
Confirmed: Three Dead In Wayne House Fire UPDATE: A fire apparently ignited by a gas explosion at a Wayne home killed three people, authorities confirmed Tuesday morning. Firefighters responding to initial reports of occupants trapped found the windows blown out and flames consuming the 1½-story wood-frame house on Jackson Avenue just after 6 p.m. "I live 3 houses away. Heard an explosion of glass and ran outside and called 911," Gina Amelia Sasso wrote soon afterward. "House was up in seconds. It was so scary." It took under an hour to knock down the main body of the blaze, which apparently broke out in the rear of the home. It …

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by Jerry DeMarco