ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — The latest on a house explosion in northern New Jersey (all times local):
11:10 a.m.
Firefighters are shoring up what remains of a house that exploded in northern New Jersey so they can conduct another search.
Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage says a caller reported that she believed another five people were in the structure. Officials have not confirmed that information.
The mayor says Wednesday morning’s blast killed one person and left two others with severe burns.
Bollwage says eleven others were taken to area hospitals. The extent of their injuries is not immediately known.
The explosion occurred in a two-family duplex on Magnolia Avenue around 8 a.m.
The mayor says he’s 90 percent sure it was a natural gas explosion, but it’s not clear what set it off.
The mayor says the blast flattened the home “like a pancake.”
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10:35 a.m.
Officials say one person is dead and two others have been severely burned in a house explosion in northern New Jersey.
Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage says eleven others have been taken to area hospitals. The extent of their injuries is not immediately known.
The mayor says he’s 90 percent sure it was a natural gas explosion, but it’s not clear what set it off.
The explosion occurred in a two-family duplex on Magnolia Avenue around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The house and a neighboring dwelling sustained substantial damage.
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10 a.m.
A spokeswoman for the city of Elizabeth says at least three people are injured and up to five may be trapped after a house exploded in northern New Jersey.
Spokeswoman Kelly Vence tells NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1PCjKUx ) firefighters are still searching the scene on Magnolia Avenue, and three people have been flown to hospitals for treatment.
Video from the scene shows heavy damage to the home, as well as a neighboring dwelling.
People on surrounding streets reported hearing the explosion on Wednesday morning.
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9:10 a.m.
Emergency crews are on the scene of a possible house explosion in Elizabeth.
Video from the scene on Magnolia Avenue Wednesday shows damage to the front of the home. But there is no sign of fire.
Emergency responders are treating people on stretchers.
There is no word on the cause and no details on the extent of the injuries.
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