An employee at the Westfield Avenue restaurant in Elizabeth went to plug something in, sparking an explosion around 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, abc7 reports.
City spokesperson Ruby Contreras confirmed a landscaper was spraying something that got into the electrical wires.
Three victims, allegedly including a maintenance worker and landscaper, were taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
Firefighters battled heavy fire conditions, and a partial roof collapse, they said.
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