Yesterday afternoon, an explosion completely leveled a house in South Amboy, NJ. The rental home's two tenants, 49-year-old Richard Pezzano and 33-year-old Marie Scott, suffered burns to 80% of their bodies. An investigation is continuing, but WPIX reports, "Witnesses say the house imploded into a mushroom cloud of smoke.." more ›

A home in South Amboy, NJ exploded this afternoon. According to the Star-Ledger, "Authorities are still investigating the incident. It’s unclear if anyone was injured, though neighbor Daniel Mathias said he saw a man, his face covered with debris, being carried out on a stretcher." more ›

Earlier this year, a Queens home in the Floral Park section exploded, killing wife and mother of three Ghanwatti Boodram. Now the Daily News reports, "Con Edison workers stumbled and bumbled for more than an hour instead of evacuating a Queens house before it blew up in April, a new state report says." more ›

A home on 260th Street in the Floral Park section of Queens exploded this afternoon. Currently, it is a third alarm situation with over 100 firefighters responding to the fire, which has spread to other homes. WCBS 2 reports, "Officials believe the explosion may have been caused by a gas leak. CBS 2 has learned that Con Edison officials had been called to the area earlier Friday after reports of gas fumes coming out of the sewers." So far, reports say two people were injured and that the house was destroyed. more ›