Tragic Home Explosion Leaves One Dead, One Injured in NJ

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Tragic Home Explosion Leaves One Dead, One Injured in NJ

Tragic Home Explosion Leaves One Dead, One Injured

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.

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