Published On: Fri, May 3rd, 2024

1 dead in home explosion in New Jersey


At least one person is dead after a house exploded Thursday in New Jersey.

Police responded to a home in South River at about 7:03 p.m. for reports of an explosion, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

Police found two males “who had sustained serious injuries from the explosion,” the statement said.

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Firefighters on work at the scene of a house explosion in South River, N.J., on Thursday.Courtesy Rob Wasilewski

One victim, Kevin Gilbert, 62, of South River, died at…



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