The overnight explosion in Westfield sent debris flying across the neighborhood. Meanwhile, neighbors questioned how a home that had been vacant for more than a year can simply go up in flames and then explode. No injuries were reported. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
An explosion leveled a home in New Jersey overnight, rattling the entire neighborhood as dramatic flames shot from the structure but causing no injuries, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to a home on Tudor Oval in Westfield after getting a report of the explosion around 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to officials.
Footage from the scene showed angry orange flames leaping from the house as firefighters battled them in the dark.
Neighbors called the structure, now reduced to rubble, a neighborhood staple.
Property records show the home was built in 1932 and was unoccupied at the time of the explosion.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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