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 ›

An explosion rumbled through a Flushing, Queens neighborhood after a man was trying to empty out his propane tank. A neighbor said, "I felt the ground move. I thought it was a plane coming down. There was a big rumble...I was in my basement and still felt it. I ran outside and saw debris everywhere." more ›

With the fatal gas leak which claimed a woman's life when her house exploded, City Council Eric Gioia called for Con Ed CEO Kevin Burke to step down, "Homes and streets should not be exploding - period. Across the five boroughs New Yorkers are left to wonder, 'Who's next?'... How many pepole have to lose their life before Con Edison changes their procedures?" more ›