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130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused Buena Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police 130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused Buena Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police
130+ Pounds Of Explosive Materials Caused Buena Home Explosion That Killed 2 Kids: Police The house fire and explosion that killed four people in Atlantic County was ignited by chemicals that are used to make commercial-grade fireworks, authorities said. The Aug. 3. fire and the explosion that followed likely originated in the rear, left corner of the first floor of a two-story outbuilding on the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in Buena, according to Franklin Township police.  Authorities couldn’t say exactly which chemicals ignited. “Due to the heavy fire damage, collapse of the structure, and excavation of the property during the search the Atlantic City Police Departme…

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by Jon Craig
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2 Dead, 2 Children Burned, 2 Missing In Atlantic County Home Explosion 2 Dead, 2 Children Burned, 2 Missing In Atlantic County Home Explosion
2 Dead, 2 Children Burned, 2 Missing In Atlantic County Home Explosion Two people died, two children were seriously burned and two people remain unaccounted for in a South Jersey home explosion Thursday morning, Aug. 3, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena around 10:35 a.m. on reports of a fire caused by an explosion, Franklin Township Police Chief Matthew DeCesari said. #ICYMI A neighbor recorded the scene outside of the Buena Borough home minutes after the explosion ignited a raging fire. @ThePressofAC pic.twitter.com/xu45vvYkyD — Eric Conklin (@ACPressConklin) August 3, 2023 A ba…

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by Cecilia Levine