The bodies of two people were removed from the scattered debris after after neighbors say a New Jersey home exploded early Sunday.
Two bodies were removed from the scene Sunday morning after fire crews responded to the intersection of Orion Way and Tranquility Court in Washington Township, in Gloucester County, after the blast.
Officials said the bodies were those of a man and a woman. The pair has not been identified.
Officials said the incident happened at about 2 a.m. Surveillance footage that shows the home erupting into flames. Officials are investigating the incident as an “intense fire,” not an explosion, police said.
However, a neighbor said she was sitting in her home, watching a movie with her boyfriend when she heard a blast and saw flames shooting from the other property.
“I was terrified, absolutely terrified,” Susan Pinto said. “Because, I never heard an explosion like that in my life and it just was, the house was, basically, burning to the ground very, very quickly.”
Pinto said she called 911 immediately, and firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes.
Within 10 minutes of the initial explosion, the home was engulfed in flames, neighbors said.
Two homes nearby were damaged in the incident, officials said.
Officials have not provided further information on the deceased, but one neighbor said he would see the man who lived in the home when he walked his dog.
“He was nice. He was a good guy. Always walked his dog and stuff like that. He was a great guy to talk. He’ll say hi, conversations here and there,” the neighbor said.
An investigation into what may have caused the explosion is ongoing, officials said.
