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Mysterious Loud Boom Rocks Central Jersey: Did You Feel It? Mysterious Loud Boom Rocks Central Jersey: Did You Feel It?
Mysterious Loud Boom Rocks Central Jersey: Did You Feel It? Multiple Central Jersey residents were baffled by a loud boom that shook their houses on  Wednesday, Oct. 30. Ring app users reported hearing and feeling the massive explosion around noon. One person speculated some commotion at Naval Weapons Station Earle, in Colts Neck, and another said this is not the first time that the boom has occurred.  "This has been going on for a few months and nobody knows what it is," they wrote, noting it's "very strange" and seems to be getting "more widespread and louder." The boom was reported from West Long Branch to Trenton. One resident i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town 2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town
2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town Two people were injured after an explosion at an industrial gas company in Branchburg on the early morning of Wednesday, June 5, authorities said. At 4:30 a.m., first responders arrived at 197 Meister Ave. and found smoke visible from the Air Liquide building, Branchburg police said in a release. Two people suffering from chemical burns were transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. Air Liquide is a French industrial gas supplier, its website says. First responders were able to deem the location safe and the scene has been cleared, police said. Meister Avenue…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion
Videos Capture Newark Housing Authority Building Explosion Video footage captured the moment a building owned by the Newark Housing Authority exploded last week. Six people, including one with severe burns, were injured in the explosion at 39 S. Pine Lane on Friday, July 21, just after 6:05 p.m., a spokeswoman for the Newark Police Department said (scroll for videos). The explosion collapsed the building, leaving 31 people displaced. The Department of Public Works removed the residual debris Saturday, as members of Newark’s Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery provided support to affected individuals and families.  Video footage…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Dad Dies After Being Badly Burned In NJ Christmas Bonfire Dad Dies After Being Badly Burned In NJ Christmas Bonfire
Dad Dies After Being Badly Burned In NJ Christmas Bonfire A cozy Christmas took a tragic turn for a 25-year-old dad and aspiring police officer from South Jersey, who died after being burned in an explosion. James Davis was building a bonfire in the backyard at his in-laws' Mullica Township home while his wife, Nicole, and their 1-year-old daughter, Elliana, played inside with the rest of the family, NJ Advance Media reports. All of a sudden, Nicole heard a loud BOOM, she said on a GoFundMe page, originally launched to help pay off medical bills. Then, her dad started yelling "James is on fire." The family rushed to Davis' aide and frantically f…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say
Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say A two-alarm fire at a North Jersey White Castle that left workers with burns was sparked by a substance used by landscapers that got into the restaurant's electrical system, officials said. 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.  Firefighter…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home A fiery Warren County home explosion caused one person to suffer a burn to the head and brought more than a dozen emergency crews to the scene. The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to a home on Willever Lake Road off Jackson Valley Road and confirmed the fully-involved blaze around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said. Several surrounding departments also responded and immediately began attacking the fire and providing mutual aid, MTFC said. A medical helicopter was on standby as crews worked to douse the blaze, which included multiple explosions, initial reports sa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor The cause of a fire that destroyed several businesses and left two people dead in Hoboken has been identified, authorities announced. The Dec. 20 Jackson Street fire began in the back of the building at Glass & Vapor House LLC and the Cause has been ruled an accident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Investigators believe the presence of flammable material within that business likely contributed to the fire. An on-duty Hoboken police officer heard a loud explosion in the area around 12:20 a.m. that day, Suarez said. First responders arriving at the scene found an activ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing 2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
WATCH: Sussex County Fire Crews Douse Exploding Wires Atop Route 206 Car Wash WATCH: Sussex County Fire Crews Douse Exploding Wires Atop Route 206 Car Wash
Watch: Sussex County Fire Crews Douse Exploding Wires Atop Route 206 Car Wash Several Sussex County fire departments worked together to douse a group of exploding wires that nearly extended to a car wash on Route 206 Thursday. The Byram Township Fire Department responded to the Byram Car Wash in Stanhope, where several small explosions came from a group of wires hanging over the structure, according to a Facebook post accompanied by a brief video of the action. Members doused the flaming wires and insulation, which had caused a secondary fire on the side of the building and the detached shed. With help from fire departments in Stanhope and Netcong, the fire was con…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say
NJ Man Dies Trying To Light Fire Pit, Police Say A 56-year-old Union County man died while trying to light a fire pit but instead sparked an explosion that may have killed him, local police said. Officers arriving at the home on Warwick Road in Hillside found the man with burns covering nearly 75 percent of his body just before 4 p.m. Monday, Hillside Police Det. Natalie Ogonowski said. The man likely added an unknown accelerant to light the fire pit, causing an explosion, Ogonowki said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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HEROES: Officer, Firefighter Save Life Of Junior Responder, 17, Critically Injured In Explosion HEROES: Officer, Firefighter Save Life Of Junior Responder, 17, Critically Injured In Explosion
Heroes: Officer, Firefighter Save Life Of Junior Responder, 17, Critically Injured In Explosion UPDATE: A firefighter and a police officer saved the life of a junior firefighter when he was critically injured in an explosion behind a Ridgefield Park restaurant, authorities said Monday.  The 17-year-old Ridgefield Park High School senior remained in stable but critical condition following several surgeries at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. The junior firefighter, whose name was withheld because of his age, had completed a training exercise before the call came in at 2:12 p.m. Sunday, Fire Chief John Antola Jr. said. A fire had erupted in a makeshift wooden garbage b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Junior Firefighter Critically Injured In Ridgefield Park Blaze Junior Firefighter Critically Injured In Ridgefield Park Blaze
Junior Firefighter Critically Injured In Ridgefield Park Blaze UPDATE: A firefighter and police officer saved the life of a junior firefighter from Ridgefield Park when he was critically injured in an explosion behind a village restaurant, authorities said Monday. The 17-year-old Ridgefield Park High School senior remained in stable but critical condition following several surgeries at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. The junior firefighter, whose name was withheld because of his age, had completed a training exercise before the call came in at 2:12 p.m. Sunday, Fire Chief John Antola Jr. said. A fire had erupted in a makeshift wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mobile Crane Goes Up In Flames On Route 80, Fire Truck Involved In Crash Mobile Crane Goes Up In Flames On Route 80, Fire Truck Involved In Crash
Mobile Crane Goes Up In Flames On Route 80, Fire Truck Involved In Crash Flames destroyed a mobile crane Thursday afternoon off Route 80 in Totowa, while a Wayne fire truck headed to the scene was involved in a minor crash. The westbound highway just before Minnisink Road was closed as firefighters from Wayne and Totowa and members of the West Paterson Fire Department doused the flames, which spread to nearby brush, shortly before 3 p.m. People nearby reported hearing an explosion. A large hydraulic fuel spill required attention. A New Jersey State Police trooper required medical attention for a minor injury from tire debris, responders said. The driver…

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by Jerry DeMarco