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Tragic Home Explosion Leaves One Dead, One Injured in NJ
South River Police Chief Mark Tinitigan and Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone reported that a home explosion in South River on Thursday night resulted in one fatality and one major injury.
Authorities were called to a residence on Continental Court at 7:03 p.m. on Thursday in response to an explosive report.
According to Ciccone, when the authorities arrived, they discovered two guys who had been seriously injured in the explosion.
At a press conference earlier, Mayor Peter Guindi had stated that two people had died, but he later took back his assertion.
Following a report of an explosion, officials were called to a property on Continental Court off Leonardine Avenue at approximately 7:03 p.m.
The cause of the explosion is the subject of an ongoing investigation.
Call Detective Matthew Colonna of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at
732-745-3354 or Detective Patrick Molina of the South River Police Department at 732-238-1000 if you have any information.